Sir Edmund Hillary died.....first man to climb Mount Everest

Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kathmandu in this April 15, 2007 file photo. Hillary, who along with Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first to conquer Mount Everest, has died, New Zealand's Prime Minister Helen Clark said on January 11, 2008.

Mount Everest or Sagarmatha (top), highest peak in the world at an altitude of 8,848 metres (29,029 feet) is seen in this aerial view next to 6,812 metres (22,349 feet) high Mount Ama Dablam (bottom R) in this April 22, 2007 file photo. New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first to conquer Mount Everest, died in hospital on January 11, 2008. He was 88.