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Haurongo: Hillary, Edmund Percival

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Edmund Hillary in Antarctica

Read more about Edmund Hillary's experiences in Antarctica on NZ History.

Himalayan Trust

The website of the charitable trust created by Edmund Hillary to provide infrastructure for the Sherpas of Nepal, including education, health, forestry and monastery repairs.

On top of the world: Ed Hillary

This feature on NZ History places Ed Hillary in the context of New Zealand and the great outdoors.

Rārangi pukapuka

Booth, Pat. Edmund Hillary: the life of a legend. Auckland: Moa Beckett, 1993.

Fuchs, Vivian, and Edmund Hillary. The crossing of Antarctica. London: Hodder, Cassell, 1958.

Hillary, Edmund. High adventure. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.

Hillary, Edmund. Schoolhouse in the clouds. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1964.

Hillary, Edmund. View from the summit. London: Corgi, 2000.

Johnston, Alexa. Sir Edmund Hillary: an extraordinary life. Auckland: Penguin, 2005.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Shaun Barnett. 'Hillary, Edmund Percival', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/139441/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).