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British be buggered, The man was a Kiwi...




Yes, he was, and will be a sadly missed identity...

Been all over the news since his passing yesterday, at the age of 88, he is the most famous Kiwi icon, was the only living Kiwi to have his face grace a banknote, our 5 dollar bill, started the Hillary foundation which built schools, hospitals and medical centres in Nepal, revered almost as much as the Dalai Lama there...

His exploits to the Nth and Sth poles, looking for the Yeti, the loss of his 1st wife and child, preservation work on historic huts, the list goes on...

He will be given a State Funeral, which is unpresendented, I think the last was the return of The Unknowen Soldier....

Even in his eighties he was still going to Nepal and doing lots of things at home...

RIP Sir Ed...

You have been an inspiration for many of us Kiwi's and will be sadly missed...

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