Three Hillary editorials
The Dom Post:
Icon is a word that has been diminished through overuse. It is applied to anyone with even a wisp of fleeting fame. Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was one of the very, very few it can be applied to with justice. He will remain an enduring symbol of what is good in New Zealand
Sir Edmund Hillary was the greatest New Zealander…
Sir Edmund Hillary will be remembered and celebrated in New Zealand and around the world as one of an elite band of people from any country and any age who have reached the pinnacle of human achievement. He was a widely loved and truly remarkable New Zealander whose like we may not see again.
On the cusp of the technological revolution, “Ed”, as he liked to be called, and Tenzing had surmounted one of the great challenges remaining to man. Fifteen previous expeditions had tried and failed.
The achievement placed him in the company of the renowned explorers and adventurers who had gone where no other had gone before – the likes of Columbus, Livingston, Amundsen and Lindbergh.