Sir Edmund Hillary, Requiem Aeternam

hectorberlioz · 01-11-2008, 12:17 AM

One of the best guys ever passed away today, people.

After writing an essay on him, Hillary actually became one of my heroes

. Sir Edmund, that is.

http://travel.latimes.com/articles/l...y-dies-11jan08

Nautipus · 01-11-2008, 12:58 AM

The link wont work for me, big man.

BeardofPants · 01-11-2008, 07:57 AM

A great loss to New Zealand, and the world. He was a world class act. RIP, Hillary.

***Jonathan*** · 01-11-2008, 08:42 AM

Hillary was a great adventurer and a philantropist. He will be missed.

Nautipus, the link will work if you copy and paste it.

Nautipus · 01-11-2008, 11:26 AM

Thanks, Jonathan.

Wow, what a cool guy. He will be missed, certainly.

Curubethion · 01-11-2008, 03:24 PM

RIP, man.

The last sane person · 01-11-2008, 06:03 PM

That's a loss. He was a decent guy. He was at one point a bee keeper, no?

**Nurvingiel** · 01-14-2008, 04:32 PM

Indeed he was. Anyone who keeps bees is alright by me.

Also:

Quote:

Well, George, we finally knocked the bastard off. ”
—Hillary's first words to lifelong friend George Lowe on returning from Everest's summit

There is an interesting Wikipedia article on Sir Hilary.

hectorberlioz · 01-14-2008, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

Indeed he was. Anyone who keeps bees is alright by me.

How about "Anyone who can climb Mt Everest is alright by me"?

And let's not forget Tenzing Norgay
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activi...ive/norgay.htm

Gwaimir Windgem · 01-15-2008, 08:24 PM

Vechnaya Pamyat' to both of them, and may other explorers follow in their footsteps.

BeardofPants · 01-16-2008, 05:36 AM

They had an exhibit on at the museum about the everest climb, and one of the things you could do was carry a backpack, that weighed the same amount as the one that he wore when he climbed Everest, across a ladder over a 'chasm'. MAN, was it heavy!! >.<

Gwaimir Windgem · 01-24-2008, 08:06 PM

Along related lines, and since no one else is saying it, Goodbye, Heath Ledger. I had no particular like for his acting or movies, but his star was in ascendancy, and I was expecting him to be a major figure in filmdom for ten years or more. So tragic for his life to be cut short at 28.

01-11-2008, 12:17 AM	#1
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Sir Edmund Hillary, Requiem Aeternam One of the best guys ever passed away today, people. After writing an essay on him, Hillary actually became one of my heroes. Sir Edmund, that is. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/l...y-dies-11jan08 __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide Last edited by hectorberlioz : 01-14-2008 at 04:46 PM.

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BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	A great loss to New Zealand, and the world. He was a world class act. RIP, Hillary. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

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*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	Hillary was a great adventurer and a philantropist. He will be missed. Nautipus, the link will work if you copy and paste it. __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

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Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	Thanks, Jonathan. Wow, what a cool guy. He will be missed, certainly. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

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Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Vechnaya Pamyat' to both of them, and may other explorers follow in their footsteps. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

01-16-2008, 05:36 AM	#11
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	They had an exhibit on at the museum about the everest climb, and one of the things you could do was carry a backpack, that weighed the same amount as the one that he wore when he climbed Everest, across a ladder over a 'chasm'. MAN, was it heavy!! >.< __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

01-24-2008, 08:06 PM	#12
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Along related lines, and since no one else is saying it, Goodbye, Heath Ledger. I had no particular like for his acting or movies, but his star was in ascendancy, and I was expecting him to be a major figure in filmdom for ten years or more. So tragic for his life to be cut short at 28. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle