TIME Photo Essay: Everest, On Top of the World

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Born in Auckland on July 20, 1919, young Ed was smaller than most classmates at Tuakau Primary School, and there was no telling early on that he was destined for the kind of glory he would gain on Everest alongside Norgay.

Everest
On Top of the World

Shackleton
Voyage of Endurance

The Moon
The Eagle Has Landed

Interview with Sir Edmund Hilary

The Race to the North Pole

The Story of Everest

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