Edmund Hillary: The Conqueror of Everest

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  • @KS-xk2so
    @KS-xk2so 5 років тому +230

    I wish he had included that for decades after they achieved the Summit, Tenzig and Edmund both refused to identify who had been first to reach the top. They always just said they did it together.

    • @100cents5
      @100cents5 2 роки тому +2

      @jtsct tenzig could have done it alone.

    • @1362pc
      @1362pc 2 роки тому

      @@100cents5 of course...and probably did.

    • @FranFerioli
      @FranFerioli 2 роки тому

      It is also worth mentioning that on the second successful Everest expedition, Peter Hillary partnered up with the son of Tenzig. Peter would summit Everest 5 times in total.

    • @warrenreid1441
      @warrenreid1441 21 день тому

      @@100cents5can I have half of what you’re on

  • @james-ns4qt
    @james-ns4qt 5 років тому +155

    when i was a kid at school his number was in the phonebook if u were doing a project on him u could call him up and he'd be happy to talk to u. this was in early two thousands

    • @stevenwebb3634
      @stevenwebb3634 4 роки тому +2

      That's amazing 😮

    • @IxisTyler
      @IxisTyler 4 роки тому +5

      I wish I had the privilege to have an actual historical figure in my town/area to help me with my homework !!!

    • @thoughtsofimpact2488
      @thoughtsofimpact2488 4 роки тому

      I dislike your racist youtube name. Clean your act up bro.

    • @thehunzz
      @thehunzz 2 роки тому

      That might be one of the coolest things I've ever heard of.

    • @james-ns4qt
      @james-ns4qt Рік тому

      @@thoughtsofimpact2488 what you got against my conservative right wing views hell yeah make aotearoa polynesian again retake the land dolled out to all those 12 fingered farmers

  • @aydanm4
    @aydanm4 6 років тому +316

    Bloody great New Zealander! He's on our $5 note.

    • @wendyraines8011
      @wendyraines8011 6 років тому +5

      Just the $5? That's cold.

    • @derpphil5400
      @derpphil5400 6 років тому +25

      @@wendyraines8011 You kiddin? Guy should count himself lucky he got on any currency at all. His image is now likely scene by millions of people from his home country, solidifying his memory.

    • @Fithful
      @Fithful 5 років тому +27

      @@wendyraines8011 The way I see it is a hell of a lot more people have 5 dollar notes than oh let say 100 dollar notes. So it's probably better to be on a lower note

    • @ianashby1449
      @ianashby1449 4 роки тому +4

      I met him at one of his young relatives birthday party in Auckland in 1995 a really amazing humble man

    • @jagdpanther2224
      @jagdpanther2224 4 роки тому +1

      He was a real hero indeed!

  • @boatsandbeards303
    @boatsandbeards303 5 років тому +6

    my mother was a postie in New Zealand. Kept the same round and delivered Hillary's mail. As a by note she did 22 years without a single day off. Every Xmas there was a card for her signed by Hillary thanking her for delivering the mail to them. A true gentleman.

  • @andyvalenzuela9763
    @andyvalenzuela9763 6 років тому +267

    When Gurkha soldiers pay you respect, you know you did something right...

  • @Colddirector
    @Colddirector 6 років тому +212

    There’s something hilariously adorable about how the man who literally conquered the greatest of mountains was too shy to directly propose to his wife.

    • @70mjc
      @70mjc 5 років тому

      Be N S O N not the greatest mountain

    • @Dimaggio369
      @Dimaggio369 4 роки тому +3

      @philuip Cummins wrong. the shirpa he hiked with only reached Everest because of Hillary.

    • @Dimaggio369
      @Dimaggio369 4 роки тому

      @philuip Cummins uhhhhh weird. But you're still wrong.

  • @jasonsearle7832
    @jasonsearle7832 3 роки тому +8

    Tenzing Norgay definitely deserves his own episode. I love the fact that that neither ever said who was up first, although I like to believe they both put a foot down at the same time

  • @LESTR97
    @LESTR97 3 роки тому +7

    Edmund Hillary was truly a legendary mountaineer. Mt. Everest is no cakewalk, even with modern gear, fixed ropes, and an existing, well-established route. He (and Tenzing Norgay) had none of that; just incredible skill, strength, and resolve. What also made Edmund Hillary great was his character.

  • @archyneverpicked
    @archyneverpicked 6 років тому +41

    A true kiwi hero. I think I was about 7 when he died, and still remember the funeral service on TV. Amazing man

  • @cacodaemonia
    @cacodaemonia 6 років тому +67

    Great video! Can you do one about Tenzing Norgay?

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 4 роки тому +3

    0:40 - Chapter 1 - Formative years
    3:35 - Chapter 2 - A taste of the mountains
    6:00 - Chapter 3 - A close escape
    7:45 - Chapter 4 - Everest on the horizon
    9:35 - Chapter 5 - Going for it
    12:30 - Chapter 6 - Victory
    15:10 - Chapter 7 - Philanthropy & final rest

  • @aashirneupane2688
    @aashirneupane2688 6 років тому +129

    He is a hero in Nepal.

    • @bakedhawaii
      @bakedhawaii 5 років тому +7

      I heard he set up a Himalayan Trust for schools and hospitals in Nepal

    • @philsterthephilster
      @philsterthephilster 5 років тому +8

      @@bakedhawaiiYes he did. Instead of capitalising on his fame and making a fast buck, he looked into ways that he could could help the Nepalese. Which is exactly what he did.

    • @annescholey6546
      @annescholey6546 4 роки тому +4

      As is Tenzing Norgay

    • @shizukajoestar614
      @shizukajoestar614 4 роки тому +6

      And in New Zealand

    • @moonbeamsrainbows3080
      @moonbeamsrainbows3080 3 роки тому +4

      @@bakedhawaii he also visited schools to educate children on Everest. I met him as a child when he was in South Africa

  • @valsteppe7754
    @valsteppe7754 6 років тому +71

    You could literally spend an hour detailing the charity work he did. This video was an awesome introduction to his life.

  • @annettefournier9655
    @annettefournier9655 6 років тому +28

    At nearly 90 years old succumbing to something is very likely. Never knew much about him. His was a life to remember.

  • @ntwadumelamata7785
    @ntwadumelamata7785 6 років тому +137

    Ain't no mountain high enough.🏔🏔🏔

    • @ricardodossantos2737
      @ricardodossantos2737 6 років тому +3

      Ntwadumela MATA Ain’t no river wide enough

    • @ionizedbeam8089
      @ionizedbeam8089 6 років тому +3

      @@ricardodossantos2737 ain't no valley low enough

    • @stvdagger8074
      @stvdagger8074 6 років тому +6

      ain't no cliché overused enough.

  • @noelandrew3600
    @noelandrew3600 6 років тому +97

    A great Kiwi legend. makes me proud to be a kiwi too. next though i want to see you do Earnest Rutherford, the Kiwi science legend and more than worth a feature on this channel, hint hint Simon.....

    • @70mjc
      @70mjc 5 років тому +1

      Noel Andrew what was it you did again to be proud of Hillary’s work?

    • @tomrl6674
      @tomrl6674 4 роки тому +6

      @@70mjc Hes from the same country.... is that an issue for you?

  • @samsignorelli
    @samsignorelli 4 роки тому +8

    One reason Tenzing was on the 1953 expedition was that he was also on the Swiss 1952 attempt, and had gotten higher than anyone else up to that time.

    • @luckyspurs
      @luckyspurs 11 місяців тому

      Tenzing was also basically just a regular climber like the rest of the British team.
      He wasn't considered a Sherpa guide. The pair who made the first attempt where both British. People just assume that every pairing had 1 Sherpa in it, because Hillary and Tenzing became so famous as a pair.
      Also the story of that Swiss expedition is epic; plus they were so happy for British and Tenzing when they summited it.

    • @samsignorelli
      @samsignorelli 11 місяців тому

      @@luckyspurs Tenzing had reached the highest point on the mountain with the Swiss -- into the Death Zone at 8,595 meters. He had the most Everest experience of anyone on the mountain on the British expedition where he summited with Hillary, having been on expeditions in 1935, 36, 47, ad 52 before the successful 53 attempt.

  • @christineparis5607
    @christineparis5607 6 років тому +58

    There are a number of books written Mrs. Hillary about their many travels in and around Tibet. They took their children everywhere and climbed constantly. The books are geared towards younger people, but gives a fascinating look at the life of a famous climbers family. They were very active in charity work for people in the Himalayas.

  • @samirshrestha8309
    @samirshrestha8309 6 років тому +22

    On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest

    • @Luubelaar
      @Luubelaar 5 років тому +4

      For a successful summit, you have to come back alive. So even if Mallory and Irvine made it to the top, they didn't get back alive. After seeing loads of documentaries about Mallory, I honestly think he did make it to the top. But the record still goes to Hillary and Norgay because they were the first to come back.

    • @tonypap1
      @tonypap1 11 місяців тому

      @@Luubelaar. That’s subjective. Depends on how you want to portray it. IF (and it IS an “if”) Mallory got to the summit first then that’s it. Mount Everest doesn’t obey a rule book written by humans.

  • @grahampowelljr1
    @grahampowelljr1 4 роки тому +10

    I read somewhere that it's a rare man who can become famous when he's young and remain loved and respected throughout a long life. Sounds like Hilary was one of those.

  • @TheAngryOgreGamer
    @TheAngryOgreGamer 6 років тому +17

    I'm a New Zealander and this man is the only thing we really learn about in school I swear.

    • @kimberlykv4313
      @kimberlykv4313 5 років тому

      @Hurricane Polk you're filthy. You spew vileness into the world. Go away.

    • @martybarry2395
      @martybarry2395 5 років тому

      QuinnFN So where did you learn to write, spell or swear ?

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 2 роки тому

      Australia

  • @jamesbroadbent3555
    @jamesbroadbent3555 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the plug for NZ Alpine Club.

  • @phillipgee5324
    @phillipgee5324 5 років тому +14

    You Sir, have forgotten Tenzing Norgay!!! Please acknowledge his part in this great achievement. Hillary would not have forgotten HIM.

  • @Travelteez
    @Travelteez 6 років тому +2

    My journey to Base Camp was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Thanks for sharing.

  • @robosborne5489
    @robosborne5489 2 роки тому +1

    Sir Edmund Hilary was far from a country bumpkin . Sir Edmund was a true man of intelligence , honour, integrity ,fair play and justice . Sir Edmund is the greatest New Zealander to ever live. Sir Ed was the greatest New Zealand hero ever. Loved watching this on my hero

  • @loopslytle
    @loopslytle 6 років тому +17

    Biographics is the top of the world and Simon is at the pinnacle.

  • @Icanbacktrailers
    @Icanbacktrailers 2 роки тому +2

    I have a great photo of Hilary and my grandad climbing together in NZ

  • @weezerfan999
    @weezerfan999 6 років тому +16

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    What a captivating story.
    Awesome, you are a great story teller.
    Thank you

  • @RickReasonnz
    @RickReasonnz 5 років тому +1

    Our Greatest New Zealander... thank you for this!

  • @SethWestmore
    @SethWestmore 6 років тому +11

    Now I would love to see an episode of George Mallory & Andrew Irvine!!!

  • @axllbk6553
    @axllbk6553 6 років тому +4

    The fact that the Gurkhas stood guard at the thanksgiving in his honor made me shed a tear

  • @AholeAtheist
    @AholeAtheist 6 років тому +61

    As a kiwi, this one choked me up a little.

    • @Blazin_Tundra
      @Blazin_Tundra 6 років тому +5

      AholeAtheist remember even though Hillary Clinton was born after his ascent apparently she was named after this guy😂😂

    • @politepupper111
      @politepupper111 5 років тому

      Me too and I’m not even Kiwi

    • @mynaimrie
      @mynaimrie 5 років тому

      @john fog I'm a fruity kiwi! 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿

    • @martybarry2395
      @martybarry2395 5 років тому

      @@Blazin_Tundra Yeah, well, that makes sense. So what"s your problem ??

    • @Blazin_Tundra
      @Blazin_Tundra 5 років тому +3

      @@martybarry2395 she was born before* his ascent sorry was high af on dabs

  • @bfitz567
    @bfitz567 6 років тому +2

    Simon, I like your new channel, and as I've said before in a few other posts, I think you're quite possibly the best narrator on the net. No cheesy one liners, no indecipherable jibberish, just facts and clear speaking... Keep up the good work...:)

    • @DeadCatX2
      @DeadCatX2 2 роки тому

      Visiting this from the future, it seems the "no cheesy one liners" no longer applies haha, the way certain volcanic eruptions were compared to a wet fart...

  • @WilFenrir
    @WilFenrir 6 років тому +7

    This was an amazing video! Can not wait to see the next video!

  • @lukezuzga6460
    @lukezuzga6460 6 років тому +5

    Brilliant Simon, Steve, Samuel, and Shell!

  • @philbyd
    @philbyd 6 років тому +1

    Thanks for posting this,he’s still a folk hero here in NZ

  • @brianchapman6413
    @brianchapman6413 6 років тому +15

    I love all your videos from all your channels! Greetings from Oklahoma!

    • @treymagathan847
      @treymagathan847 6 років тому

      Brian Chapman
      Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain! Yow! Aye yippee yi kai e!

  • @johnl3128
    @johnl3128 3 роки тому

    Officially addicted to your channels, Simon... the content is always fresh and i absolutely am intoxicated with your delivery of the content...

  • @WolffBachner
    @WolffBachner 2 роки тому +2

    This shy beekeeper from New Zealand represented the best things about our often troubling species. Edmund Hillary was a true hero of the human race.

  • @geminibodyshop71
    @geminibodyshop71 6 років тому +12

    yet again amazing I love these videos never stop

  • @mrjjman103
    @mrjjman103 6 років тому +7

    Always look forward to your videos and facts, keep up the smashing content! :)

  • @NikhilThakur-ll3xc
    @NikhilThakur-ll3xc 6 років тому +7

    Make one on Frederick the Great..I love prussian history..Love this channel

  • @davidkugel
    @davidkugel 5 років тому

    Thanks for the great video. Edmund Hillary is an inspiration to us all. He gave much back to the Sherpas who helped him.

  • @RedLabs
    @RedLabs 6 років тому +9

    Thanks heaps simon and crew for doing justice to the man that adorns our five dollar note ❤️ you guys did an awesome job.

  • @7777srd
    @7777srd 4 роки тому

    you made me cry. what a fantastic channel.

  • @warrenreid1441
    @warrenreid1441 21 день тому

    He did more for the people of Nepal than anyone else on the planet. A truly amazing man.

  • @IdlewildsCave
    @IdlewildsCave 4 роки тому +2

    Much applause to you, Simon, for giving credit to Tenzig Norgay and the people of Nepal! 👏 They are too often left out of the narrative of this important moment in history.

    • @1362pc
      @1362pc 2 роки тому

      Maybe Norgay was the one who guided Hillary, and could have easily been the first to summit.

    • @FAMEROB
      @FAMEROB 3 місяці тому

      @@1362pc maybe they flew to the summit and hadn't climbed it at all

  • @jaybestnz
    @jaybestnz 3 роки тому +1

    The funeral was screened at the Auckland domain by the Museum and there were thousands, and thousands of people. Was so moving.

  • @jarrettmeekis3629
    @jarrettmeekis3629 6 років тому +4

    This is my new favorite channel :)

  • @Joltsu
    @Joltsu 6 років тому +9

    Could you make a video about Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. He is renowed as the 'greatest Finn in history'

  • @marialiyubman
    @marialiyubman 3 роки тому +3

    Not sending your son who wants to go to war, but sending your pacifist son instead to rot in prison... wow... father of the year...

  • @jcdock
    @jcdock 3 роки тому +1

    Sir. Ed is truly one of NZ's greatest son's. Makes me proud to be a kiwi

  • @SandyzSerious
    @SandyzSerious 6 років тому +15

    Excellent.

  • @Dyers88
    @Dyers88 6 років тому +7

    Please do Charles Upham, he is a kiwi as well, and was the only combat soldier in WWII to receive two Victoria crosses

    • @spacecadet35
      @spacecadet35 6 років тому

      Only combat soldier, full stop. The other two honourable gentlemen that received the bar to the VC were medical personal. Brave souls all.

    • @crookedpaths6612
      @crookedpaths6612 5 років тому

      ...and only man to be nominated for a third.

    • @crookedpaths6612
      @crookedpaths6612 5 років тому

      @@spacecadet35 Chavasse was actually a relation of Upham's

  • @Scipio-Africannabis
    @Scipio-Africannabis 6 років тому

    So much respect for this guy. Crazy achievement.

  • @OldMovieRob
    @OldMovieRob 6 років тому +1

    I respect the way you say the words "gangly bee-keeper"

  • @philipdavidson645
    @philipdavidson645 3 роки тому

    Ed and Tenzig "knocked the bastard off" great all time Sir Ed quote.

  • @LFRAS94
    @LFRAS94 6 років тому +1

    Woooo my school. We used to see him walking around the neighbourhood in Remuera until he died.

  • @Dsdcain
    @Dsdcain 6 років тому +6

    Great video. Keep the good stuff coming. *:)*

  • @olyviaborange1401
    @olyviaborange1401 6 років тому +19

    Litteraly obsessed with the sound of your voice

    • @darwinian7974
      @darwinian7974 6 років тому

      hahaha me too I use it to put my infant son to sleep

    • @Mr.paint123
      @Mr.paint123 5 років тому

      I’m not !

  • @briandoss9232
    @briandoss9232 3 роки тому

    Aye. A legend from humble beginnings.

  • @michaelb1761
    @michaelb1761 5 років тому

    One of the greats, climber and philanthropist.

  • @stevenlester2606
    @stevenlester2606 6 років тому +15

    He didn't do it alone, by the way.

  • @loribrid9632
    @loribrid9632 6 років тому +7

    Awesome video. 😁😁😁

  • @milan190291
    @milan190291 6 років тому +3

    Great video, maybe one about George Mallory would be interesting

  • @stephenlane9168
    @stephenlane9168 3 роки тому

    Another great video Simon & team 👌

  • @moonbeamsrainbows3080
    @moonbeamsrainbows3080 3 роки тому +1

    I met him once as a child.He'd come to my school to talk about Everest.

  • @brodymartin7319
    @brodymartin7319 4 роки тому

    Just discovered this channel. Im in love.

  • @maryetchells1990
    @maryetchells1990 5 років тому +1

    Absolutely love you're channels si 🤗🤗😁💖💖💖💖

  • @izzojoseph2
    @izzojoseph2 5 років тому

    Great video capturing a great man.

  • @fayewitt9881
    @fayewitt9881 6 років тому +2

    I 'd like to see a video of Alexander Gramham Bell.

  • @nljie
    @nljie 3 роки тому +2

    The pinnacle of man

  • @mammothmammon
    @mammothmammon 6 років тому +5

    Tenzing was first. Edmund Hillary followed as Tenzing held the line even according to his own record. Please check and maintain that.

    • @mgsxmike
      @mgsxmike 6 років тому +2

      mammothmammon technically you are correct, but it was Edmund's expedition still

    • @magicforest71
      @magicforest71 5 років тому +2

      It doesn’t matter whose expedition it was. First to the top means first to the top.
      There were others in the same expedition that tried but didn’t make it before Tenzing Norgay and Ed did.

  • @njclondon2009
    @njclondon2009 6 років тому +10

    bit harsh that tenzing is not remembered at all

    • @spiderfan1974
      @spiderfan1974 6 років тому +2

      njclondon2009 Says who? Every documentary I've seen talks in detail about tenzing.

    • @aminawatson5019
      @aminawatson5019 6 років тому +3

      Let's see now....the white guy falls into a crevasse on the way up, the brown native guy rescues him. The brown native guy summits first, etc etc. Shameful that it's not known as the Norgay expedition, even if Sir Ed was the better fundraiser. Or at least call the expedition after both of them, Tenzing Norgay's name first. sodding colonizers, all of us!!

    • @magicforest71
      @magicforest71 5 років тому +1

      Well said, Amina Watson. I couldn’t agree more. I hate countries that doesn’t give credit to the right person just because that person doesn’t come from a Western country.

    • @--enyo--
      @--enyo-- 4 роки тому +1

      I don’t know how you figure. This is honestly the first piece of media I’ve seen that doesn’t have both of their names together.

  • @lupo3694
    @lupo3694 4 роки тому +1

    Please do one on Tenzing Norgay.

  • @jerlstrom
    @jerlstrom 4 роки тому +1

    i would honestly want a biographic on everest itself

  • @JenFoxworth
    @JenFoxworth 3 роки тому +1

    I just finally realized why the play symbol in the logo is backwards. Because it's talking about past biographies. DUH.

  • @nine300
    @nine300 5 років тому +1

    *MAD RESPECT*

  • @Qthefun
    @Qthefun 6 років тому +3

    My new favourite

  • @huiarama
    @huiarama 6 років тому

    Simon, thank you for taking the time for this bio on Sir Ed Hilary. Would there be a possibility for you to do a bio on Sir Keith Park?

  • @cedricli9037
    @cedricli9037 6 років тому +7

    Do Ernest Shackleton!

    • @jacieatteng8411
      @jacieatteng8411 5 років тому

      Cedric Li yes please!

    • @Luubelaar
      @Luubelaar 5 років тому

      And Douglas Mawson. I swear these explorers were either insane or had more courage than I ever will. Or both.

  • @shaunmattice6413
    @shaunmattice6413 5 років тому

    I'm surprised you don't have a video about Mount Everest on your Geographic channel.

  • @aimandjulian3195
    @aimandjulian3195 2 роки тому

    Best video you've made

  • @aztec999999
    @aztec999999 6 років тому

    Beautiful. Thank you

  • @rickjamesjr6651
    @rickjamesjr6651 4 роки тому

    I appreciate your videos ✊✊✊

  • @JRHamism
    @JRHamism 3 роки тому +2

    it feels so weird when you say Remuera

  • @RukSaw
    @RukSaw 6 років тому

    You are basically the only person I watch on youtube currently

  • @choughed3072
    @choughed3072 6 років тому +7

    Watched a clip about Sir Hillary earlier from QI and thought " this would make a great biographical video", Spooky 👻😱

  • @RichardAllen7753
    @RichardAllen7753 4 роки тому

    I wish u could edit this great video to include a single phrase, "he elevated humanity".

  • @rachelstarkey6109
    @rachelstarkey6109 2 роки тому

    What a hero edmin hilaray is awesome what a fella 😊 rip edmin

  • @dhiganthvenkatachala5424
    @dhiganthvenkatachala5424 2 роки тому

    Great video bro

  • @romne100able
    @romne100able Рік тому

    Only knew about him as a kid from the 5 dollar note lol. Truely a pioneer and pathfinder

  • @danieledugre1837
    @danieledugre1837 6 років тому +1

    What about Tenzig? What happened to him?

  • @YouAllKnowBob
    @YouAllKnowBob 6 років тому +2

    Excellent!

  • @barirwin8559
    @barirwin8559 6 років тому

    Great job !
    Would love to see a bio on Tom Crean.

  • @blahblesplah4009
    @blahblesplah4009 6 років тому

    A friend of mine is related to the Sherpa that climbed Everest with Hillary

  • @Meeluka
    @Meeluka 4 роки тому

    One of our greatest

  • @albertbremner8173
    @albertbremner8173 5 років тому +1

    NZ mate... All there is to know

  • @ssullivan8809
    @ssullivan8809 6 років тому

    Suggestion. Kit Carson.
    Also Boudica

  • @vidsee9738
    @vidsee9738 6 років тому +7

    Great video can do a video on john brown the abolitionist

    • @cougarhunter33
      @cougarhunter33 6 років тому +1

      His work as a sheriff is highly underrated.