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 SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Friends and colleagues of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest peak, remembered him Friday as a dogged adventurer with a generous spirit.
Hillary, who together with Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, winning him renown as one of the greatest adventurers of the last century.
He died Friday, at 88, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced in a statement that paid tribute to Hillary's courage, determination, and humble personality.
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