fett on 10/1/2008 at 23:34
(
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22597658/?GT1=10755) Sir Edmund Hillary dies at 88.
The last true adventurer, or at least that's how I viewed him as a kid after I read a book on the Everest climb. Definitely a life well lived, particularly his philanthropy to the people of Nepal. Sad to see him go.
Scots Taffer on 11/1/2008 at 00:31
You could say his life peaked around 1953.
Spaztick on 11/1/2008 at 00:46
And it was all downhill after that.
Koki on 11/1/2008 at 07:49
:erg:
Biohazard on 11/1/2008 at 09:34
Too soon? :o
Oceanstorm on 11/1/2008 at 09:49
Here's to a great man but a man who was also in a lot of ways just a decent down to earth bloke.
Not only was he a legend for climbing Everest but also in NZ for the many ways he tried to make NZ better.
We're definately poorer for losing him.:(
TBE on 11/1/2008 at 10:20
He's got some serious big cojones! Good luck in your next adventure! What big aspirations he had. It's something to be commended on for his pioneering adventures.
I kinda thought he was already dead because I haven't heard of anything in years about him. Kinda makes me want to play the "Alive or Dead?" game. Someone gives you a name like Bobcat Goldthwait, and then you have to guess if they are alive or dead. (Bob is alive if you're wondering.)
Fingernail on 11/1/2008 at 12:32
Quote Posted by Scots Taffer
You could say his life peaked around 1953.
It snow joke.
Spaztick on 11/1/2008 at 14:39
Quote Posted by Fingernail
It snow joke.
Sadly this pun is probably the pinnacle of the thread.
Mingan on 11/1/2008 at 15:20
Do you mean it's going downhill from there? :o
