Yeah, I've always questioned the claims of people who "conquered" a mountain, when the sherpas where always there right along with them (if not first), but I felt that it might be in bad taste if I seemed to denigrate Hillary just as he's about to die.*
*DH says we should quickly send someone to New Zealand to help the poor man!
Huh? What's with the snark? Hillary never denied or downplayed Norgay's contribution. The two men were friends for the rest of their lives, and always said it was a team effort to reach the summit.
I didn't mean for that to come off as a snark. I thought about mentioning Norgay in my original post, since Hillary wouldn't have gotten where he did without him, but I instead opted to keep it simple.
It does bother me when people mention the accomplishments of climbers who conquer great summits without giving the sherpas their due credit. Hillary was not one of those people.
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May he RIP; but don't forget Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, who went there with him.
Yeah, I've always questioned the claims of people who "conquered" a mountain, when the sherpas where always there right along with them (if not first), but I felt that it might be in bad taste if I seemed to denigrate Hillary just as he's about to die.*
*DH says we should quickly send someone to New Zealand to help the poor man!
He needs to read The Island of the Day Before for an explanation of what can, and what cannot, be done with regard to that damned dateline.
It was a noble suggestion, nonetheless.
Huh? What's with the snark? Hillary never denied or downplayed Norgay's contribution. The two men were friends for the rest of their lives, and always said it was a team effort to reach the summit.
I didn't mean for that to come off as a snark. I thought about mentioning Norgay in my original post, since Hillary wouldn't have gotten where he did without him, but I instead opted to keep it simple.
It does bother me when people mention the accomplishments of climbers who conquer great summits without giving the sherpas their due credit. Hillary was not one of those people.
Joe started it. ;-)
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