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Everest hero
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EVEN as he relives the glory 50 years later, Sir Edmund Hillary is clearly in no mood to mince words. Recounting the time when he and Tenzing Norgay conquered the Everest, Hillary said that now the very ecology of the mountain and its surrounding areas was under threat. "We must work towards maintaining the pristine purity of the Himalayas," said he. It was with this in mind that he set up the Himalayan Environment Trust. Hillary also likened the rank "commercialisation" of climbing Everest to "conducted tours" and said that this did not in any way augur well for the spirit of true mountaineering. Commenting upon his partnership with Tenzing, he said that though the two met often after their conquest of the Everest, and they discussed every possible issue they never did talk about that fateful day.
SUCHITRA BEHAL
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