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Well George, we finally knocked the bastard off

11Jan08

These were the first words that Sir Edmund Hillary said to his friend George Lowe upon his return from the first ever successful ascent of Everest. He sadly passed away this morning in New Zealand. When we trekked in the Singalila range, most huts had photographs of him and Tenzing Norgay. It was here that […]