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Haurongo: Hillary, Edmund Percival

Lowe cutting Hillary's hair

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Lowe cutting Hillary's hair

During the first all-New Zealand Himalayan expedition, in 1951, Edmund Hillary climbed five 6,000-metre peaks, along with the other New Zealand climbers. George Lowe is seen here cutting Hillary's hair at camp during the expedition.

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The Himalayan Trust UK

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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/photograph/31308/lowe-cutting-hillarys-hair (accessed 4 June 2026).