Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Sir Edmund Hilary

Today sherpas, mountaineers and a grateful nation (New Zealand that is) mourned Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary at a state funeral, more than half a century after he first stood on the roof of the world. Well they don't make them like they used to. A fallen hero and the embodiment of what being an adventurer is all about.
More about Edmund Hilary.