| Sir Edmund Hillary's Ski Pole | |
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Origin |
Hillary's expedition up Mount Everest |
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Type |
Ski Pole |
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Effects |
Protects against extreme cold |
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Activation |
Possession |
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Collected by |
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Section |
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Aisle |
339065-5238 |
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Shelf |
1159-5545-9900 |
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Date of Collection |
2000 |
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Origin[]
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (1919 - 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On May 29th, 1953 he went on the ninth British expedition to Mount Everest, and became one of the first climbers, along with a Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, confirmed to have reached the summit of the mountain. Prior to this Hillary had been part of the British reconnaissance expedition to Everest in 1951 however they failed to make it up the mountain. The party attempted to climb Cho Oyu, the sixth highest mountain in the world, but failed that one as well. This one was due to following the incorrect route during the expedition. Once more they attempted the climb, at first turning back from the summit by bad weather and exhaustion.
Eventually Hillary and Tenzing had to go on alone as climbing the icy face of the mountain became too much for a large group. Using icepicks and ski poles they managed to get all the way to the summit. After conquering Mount Everest Hillary took on and completed reaching the peaks of both the North and South poles, another first for conquering all three peaks.
Effects[]
Protects against extreme cold