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The Everest conqueror passes away
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Sir Edmund, who became one of the 20th century’s greatest adventurers, died on Friday in Auckland, New Zealand</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/12/stories/2008011258630100.htm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.hindu.com/img/60A7991A-D063-4F8B-8131-525BA9F1189F" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/12/stories/2008011258630100.htm"><P>WELLINGTON: Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak, to win renown as one of the 20th century’s greatest adventurers, died on Friday. 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