艾德蒙·希拉里
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艾德蒙·希拉里（Sir Edmund Percival Hillary，1919年7月20日图阿考-），是紐西蘭登山家和探險家，也是第一位攀越巔峰喜馬拉雅山的珠穆朗瑪峰。在5月29日希拉里與尼泊爾雪巴的嚮導丹增·諾蓋一起到達了29,035 英尺（8850 米）的山頂。下降以後，有人傳說這位蜂農就講這一句話“We knocked the bastard off!”（我們敲了這個壞蛋）。
希拉里先生是唯一還生存的新紐西蘭人有出現在鈔票上。艾德蒙·希拉里出生於奧克蘭附近的图阿考，他上奧克蘭文理學校（Auckland Grammar School），每天來回路程超過兩個多鐘頭。在少年時期比同輩同學矮。
十六歲時，希拉里在學校旅行到魯阿佩胡火山，就發起了他對登山的興趣。他發現 that his gangly and uncoordinated frame was physically strong and had greater endurance than many of his tramping companions.
在第二次世界之战後，希拉里參與紐西蘭皇家空軍的導航員。
在1951年 他參加了紐西蘭珠穆朗瑪遠征團，但是失敗。到了1953年時，他這一次終於加入了成功的英國遠征嘗試團。在1956年，1960-61年，和1963-65年這期間他在進一步參觀與攀登了其它喜馬拉雅山的十個峰頂在進一步參觀。在1958年1月4日，希拉里參加英國的聯邦橫越南極洲遠征，並且到達了南極。
他在1953/7/16受勳為英帝國勳爵士 and was created a member of the Order of New Zealand (ONZ) in 1987. He was created a Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG) on April 23, 1995.
在一次尼泊爾的空難中，希拉里失去了他的妻子鲁思和女兒彼連達。後來他娶了June Mulgrew。他的兒子彼得·希拉里是位冒險家和攀登了珠峰兩次
He has devoted much of his life to helping the 雪巴民族 (Sherpa people), people of 尼泊爾 through the 喜馬拉雅基金 which he founded and to which he has given much of his time and energy. Through his efforts he has succeeded in building many schools and hospitals in this remote region of the Himalaya. He has stated that he regards this as his most important achievement. He is also the Honorary President of the American Himalayan Foundation, a US non-profit body that also helps improve the ecology and living conditions in the Himalayas. During the mid-1980s, he was also New Zealand's Ambassador to India, where he was in frequent demand as a guest of honor. On one occasion when he was asked about the possibility of the existence of the 雪人 (yeti) or abominable snowman, he expressed his skepticism since he had actually searched the Himalayas for that elusive creature.
To mark the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Everest, the Nepalese Government conferred honorary citizenship upon Sir Edmund at a special golden jubilee celebration in the capital 加德滿都. 艾德蒙是首位外籍人士得到這項尼泊爾人的榮譽.
Edmund Hillary had been scheduled to act as a commentator on the ill-fated 紐西蘭航空 flight TE901]], but had to pull out due to work commitments elsewhere; he was replaced by his close friend Peter Mulgrew, who perished on the flight.
As of 2005 Hillary lives in quiet retirement in New Zealand.
