| Welcome to Yanks Down Under! You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customising your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free. Join our community! If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features: |
| Sir Edmund Hillary passes away age 88 | |
|---|---|
| Topic Started: Jan 11 2008, 04:06:07 PM (182 Views) | |
| TerritorianTori | Jan 11 2008, 04:06:07 PM Post #1 |
It couldn't happen here
|
http://au.news.yahoo.com/080110/2/15hpa.html Wow. I had no idea he did so much work for the people of Nepal, in addition to climbing Mount Everest. End of an era, as my MIL would say... |
 South Texas to the Northern Territory - since 2004 I'm a huge fan of... Angry Video Game Nerd | The Big Bang Theory | Doctor Who | Pet Shop Boys | Yanks Down Under ~ Americans living in Australia Avatar by Sketch Shop Boys I don't do Facebook, sorry. | |
 |
 
|
| Matt | Jan 12 2008, 06:47:13 PM Post #2 |
Moderator and driving cat
|
It is good to see someone use their fame for good, and not for personal gain. I had no idea of his philanthropy until I read all of the obituaries. I read that he's also been speaking out in recent years about the commercialism of mountain climbing, particularly in Nepal. It has become something of a "touristy" thing to do to climb Mt. Everest in the last 10-15 years and a lot of inexperienced, novice climbers have been killed on the mountain. |
|
|
|
| « Previous Topic · News & Entertainment · Next Topic » |
7:34 PM May 19