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Ed Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, 1971

Ed Hillary and his 1953 climbing partner Tenzing Norgay were reunited in Wellington, 11 August 1971. Tenzing died in 1986.

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  • Edmund Hillary and Radiant Living
    Edmund Hillary

Keywords

edmund hillary
mountaineering
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: EP/1971/3690/6A-F
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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