I wish he had included that for decades after they achieved the Summit, Tenzig and Edmund both refused to identify who had been first to reach the top. They always just said they did it together.
@100cents5
2 жыл бұрын
@jtsct tenzig could have done it alone.
@1362pc
Жыл бұрын
@@100cents5 of course...and probably did.
@FranFerioli
Жыл бұрын
It is also worth mentioning that on the second successful Everest expedition, Peter Hillary partnered up with the son of Tenzig. Peter would summit Everest 5 times in total.
@james-ns4qt
4 жыл бұрын
when i was a kid at school his number was in the phonebook if u were doing a project on him u could call him up and he'd be happy to talk to u. this was in early two thousands
@stevenwebb3634
4 жыл бұрын
That's amazing 😮
@IxisTyler
4 жыл бұрын
I wish I had the privilege to have an actual historical figure in my town/area to help me with my homework !!!
@thoughtsofimpact2488
4 жыл бұрын
I dislike your racist youtube name. Clean your act up bro.
@thehunzz
2 жыл бұрын
That might be one of the coolest things I've ever heard of.
@james-ns4qt
Жыл бұрын
@@thoughtsofimpact2488 what you got against my conservative right wing views hell yeah make aotearoa polynesian again retake the land dolled out to all those 12 fingered farmers
@boatsandbeards303
5 жыл бұрын
my mother was a postie in New Zealand. Kept the same round and delivered Hillary's mail. As a by note she did 22 years without a single day off. Every Xmas there was a card for her signed by Hillary thanking her for delivering the mail to them. A true gentleman.
@jasonsearle7832
3 жыл бұрын
Tenzing Norgay definitely deserves his own episode. I love the fact that that neither ever said who was up first, although I like to believe they both put a foot down at the same time
@aashirneupane2688
6 жыл бұрын
He is a hero in Nepal.
@bakedhawaii
5 жыл бұрын
I heard he set up a Himalayan Trust for schools and hospitals in Nepal
@philster611-ih8te
5 жыл бұрын
@@bakedhawaiiYes he did. Instead of capitalising on his fame and making a fast buck, he looked into ways that he could could help the Nepalese. Which is exactly what he did.
@annescholey6546
4 жыл бұрын
As is Tenzing Norgay
@shizukajoestar614
4 жыл бұрын
And in New Zealand
@moonbeamsrainbows3080
3 жыл бұрын
@@bakedhawaii he also visited schools to educate children on Everest. I met him as a child when he was in South Africa
@aydanm4
6 жыл бұрын
Bloody great New Zealander! He's on our $5 note.
@wendyraines8011
5 жыл бұрын
Just the $5? That's cold.
@derpphil5400
5 жыл бұрын
@@wendyraines8011 You kiddin? Guy should count himself lucky he got on any currency at all. His image is now likely scene by millions of people from his home country, solidifying his memory.
@Fithful
5 жыл бұрын
@@wendyraines8011 The way I see it is a hell of a lot more people have 5 dollar notes than oh let say 100 dollar notes. So it's probably better to be on a lower note
@ianashby1449
4 жыл бұрын
I met him at one of his young relatives birthday party in Auckland in 1995 a really amazing humble man
@jagdpanther2224
4 жыл бұрын
He was a real hero indeed!
@Colddirector
6 жыл бұрын
There’s something hilariously adorable about how the man who literally conquered the greatest of mountains was too shy to directly propose to his wife.
@70mjc
5 жыл бұрын
Be N S O N not the greatest mountain
@Dimaggio369
4 жыл бұрын
@philuip Cummins wrong. the shirpa he hiked with only reached Everest because of Hillary.
@Dimaggio369
4 жыл бұрын
@philuip Cummins uhhhhh weird. But you're still wrong.
@andyvalenzuela9763
6 жыл бұрын
When Gurkha soldiers pay you respect, you know you did something right...
@annescholey6546
4 жыл бұрын
Ayo Gurkhali!
@cacodaemonia
6 жыл бұрын
Great video! Can you do one about Tenzing Norgay?
@ntwadumelamata7785
6 жыл бұрын
Ain't no mountain high enough.🏔🏔🏔
@ricardodossantos2737
6 жыл бұрын
Ntwadumela MATA Ain’t no river wide enough
@ionizedbeam8089
6 жыл бұрын
@@ricardodossantos2737 ain't no valley low enough
@stvdagger8074
5 жыл бұрын
ain't no cliché overused enough.
@noelandrew3600
6 жыл бұрын
A great Kiwi legend. makes me proud to be a kiwi too. next though i want to see you do Earnest Rutherford, the Kiwi science legend and more than worth a feature on this channel, hint hint Simon.....
@70mjc
5 жыл бұрын
Noel Andrew what was it you did again to be proud of Hillary’s work?
@tomrl6674
4 жыл бұрын
@@70mjc Hes from the same country.... is that an issue for you?
@archyneverpicked
6 жыл бұрын
A true kiwi hero. I think I was about 7 when he died, and still remember the funeral service on TV. Amazing man
@Travelteez
5 жыл бұрын
My journey to Base Camp was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Thanks for sharing.
@axllbk6553
6 жыл бұрын
The fact that the Gurkhas stood guard at the thanksgiving in his honor made me shed a tear
@weezerfan999
6 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️❤️ What a captivating story. Awesome, you are a great story teller. Thank you
@annettefournier9655
6 жыл бұрын
At nearly 90 years old succumbing to something is very likely. Never knew much about him. His was a life to remember.
@ignitionfrn2223
3 жыл бұрын
0:40 - Chapter 1 - Formative years 3:35 - Chapter 2 - A taste of the mountains 6:00 - Chapter 3 - A close escape 7:45 - Chapter 4 - Everest on the horizon 9:35 - Chapter 5 - Going for it 12:30 - Chapter 6 - Victory 15:10 - Chapter 7 - Philanthropy & final rest
@jamesbroadbent3555
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the plug for NZ Alpine Club.
@valsteppe7754
6 жыл бұрын
You could literally spend an hour detailing the charity work he did. This video was an awesome introduction to his life.
@brianchapman6413
6 жыл бұрын
I love all your videos from all your channels! Greetings from Oklahoma!
@treymagathan847
6 жыл бұрын
Brian Chapman Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain! Yow! Aye yippee yi kai e!
@jaybestnz
3 жыл бұрын
The funeral was screened at the Auckland domain by the Museum and there were thousands, and thousands of people. Was so moving.
@samirshrestha8309
6 жыл бұрын
On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest
@Luubelaar
5 жыл бұрын
For a successful summit, you have to come back alive. So even if Mallory and Irvine made it to the top, they didn't get back alive. After seeing loads of documentaries about Mallory, I honestly think he did make it to the top. But the record still goes to Hillary and Norgay because they were the first to come back.
@tonypap1
9 ай бұрын
@@Luubelaar. That’s subjective. Depends on how you want to portray it. IF (and it IS an “if”) Mallory got to the summit first then that’s it. Mount Everest doesn’t obey a rule book written by humans.
@christineparis5607
6 жыл бұрын
There are a number of books written Mrs. Hillary about their many travels in and around Tibet. They took their children everywhere and climbed constantly. The books are geared towards younger people, but gives a fascinating look at the life of a famous climbers family. They were very active in charity work for people in the Himalayas.
@marialiyubman
3 жыл бұрын
Not sending your son who wants to go to war, but sending your pacifist son instead to rot in prison... wow... father of the year...
@grahampowelljr1
4 жыл бұрын
I read somewhere that it's a rare man who can become famous when he's young and remain loved and respected throughout a long life. Sounds like Hilary was one of those.
@davidkugel
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video. Edmund Hillary is an inspiration to us all. He gave much back to the Sherpas who helped him.
@LFRAS94
6 жыл бұрын
Woooo my school. We used to see him walking around the neighbourhood in Remuera until he died.
@moonbeamsrainbows3080
3 жыл бұрын
I met him once as a child.He'd come to my school to talk about Everest.
@loopy570
6 жыл бұрын
It's hilarious when English people try to pronounce Maori words 😂 good video though
@nznegativeions
5 жыл бұрын
2 cow.
@Luubelaar
5 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. As an Australian, I'm certain that my pronunciations are not perfect, but I do try very hard to get them right. I see it as the same as pronouncing someone's name correctly. It's just respectful.
@phillipgee5324
5 жыл бұрын
You Sir, have forgotten Tenzing Norgay!!! Please acknowledge his part in this great achievement. Hillary would not have forgotten HIM.
@briandoss9232
3 жыл бұрын
Aye. A legend from humble beginnings.
@LESTR97
3 жыл бұрын
Edmund Hillary was truly a legendary mountaineer. Mt. Everest is no cakewalk, even with modern gear, fixed ropes, and an existing, well-established route. He (and Tenzing Norgay) had none of that; just incredible skill, strength, and resolve. What also made Edmund Hillary great was his character.
@AholeAtheist
6 жыл бұрын
As a kiwi, this one choked me up a little.
@Blazin_Tundra
6 жыл бұрын
AholeAtheist remember even though Hillary Clinton was born after his ascent apparently she was named after this guy😂😂
@politepupper111
5 жыл бұрын
Me too and I’m not even Kiwi
@mynaimrie
5 жыл бұрын
@john fog I'm a fruity kiwi! 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿
@martybarry2395
5 жыл бұрын
@@Blazin_Tundra Yeah, well, that makes sense. So what"s your problem ??
@Blazin_Tundra
5 жыл бұрын
@@martybarry2395 she was born before* his ascent sorry was high af on dabs
@samsignorelli
3 жыл бұрын
One reason Tenzing was on the 1953 expedition was that he was also on the Swiss 1952 attempt, and had gotten higher than anyone else up to that time.
@luckyspurs
9 ай бұрын
Tenzing was also basically just a regular climber like the rest of the British team. He wasn't considered a Sherpa guide. The pair who made the first attempt where both British. People just assume that every pairing had 1 Sherpa in it, because Hillary and Tenzing became so famous as a pair. Also the story of that Swiss expedition is epic; plus they were so happy for British and Tenzing when they summited it.
@samsignorelli
9 ай бұрын
@@luckyspurs Tenzing had reached the highest point on the mountain with the Swiss -- into the Death Zone at 8,595 meters. He had the most Everest experience of anyone on the mountain on the British expedition where he summited with Hillary, having been on expeditions in 1935, 36, 47, ad 52 before the successful 53 attempt.
@stevenlester2606
6 жыл бұрын
He didn't do it alone, by the way.
@njclondon2009
6 жыл бұрын
bit harsh that tenzing is not remembered at all
@spiderfan1974
6 жыл бұрын
njclondon2009 Says who? Every documentary I've seen talks in detail about tenzing.
@aminawatson5019
5 жыл бұрын
Let's see now....the white guy falls into a crevasse on the way up, the brown native guy rescues him. The brown native guy summits first, etc etc. Shameful that it's not known as the Norgay expedition, even if Sir Ed was the better fundraiser. Or at least call the expedition after both of them, Tenzing Norgay's name first. sodding colonizers, all of us!!
@magicforest71
5 жыл бұрын
Well said, Amina Watson. I couldn’t agree more. I hate countries that doesn’t give credit to the right person just because that person doesn’t come from a Western country.
@--enyo--
4 жыл бұрын
I don’t know how you figure. This is honestly the first piece of media I’ve seen that doesn’t have both of their names together.
@TheAngryOgreGamer
6 жыл бұрын
I'm a New Zealander and this man is the only thing we really learn about in school I swear.
@kimberlykv4313
5 жыл бұрын
@Hurricane Polk you're filthy. You spew vileness into the world. Go away.
@martybarry2395
5 жыл бұрын
QuinnFN So where did you learn to write, spell or swear ?
@mattgilbert7347
2 жыл бұрын
Australia
@maryetchells1990
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love you're channels si 🤗🤗😁💖💖💖💖
@SethWestmore
6 жыл бұрын
Now I would love to see an episode of George Mallory & Andrew Irvine!!!
@Luubelaar
5 жыл бұрын
YES!!
@Joltsu
6 жыл бұрын
Could you make a video about Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. He is renowed as the 'greatest Finn in history'
@romne100able
Жыл бұрын
Only knew about him as a kid from the 5 dollar note lol. Truely a pioneer and pathfinder
@turnbuckles1
6 жыл бұрын
He climbed Not conquered. She allowed them to come back down.
@jcdock
3 жыл бұрын
No because mountains are inanimate
@bretthannan5127
3 жыл бұрын
Lay off the weed
@mikshinee87
3 жыл бұрын
@@jcdock The Pakistani forbid the climbing of several mountains because they house the spirits which is why they remain unexplored to this day.
@choughed3072
6 жыл бұрын
Watched a clip about Sir Hillary earlier from QI and thought " this would make a great biographical video", Spooky 👻😱
@JenFoxworth
3 жыл бұрын
I just finally realized why the play symbol in the logo is backwards. Because it's talking about past biographies. DUH.
@RedLabs
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks heaps simon and crew for doing justice to the man that adorns our five dollar note ❤️ you guys did an awesome job.
@cedricli9037
6 жыл бұрын
Do Ernest Shackleton!
@jacieatteng8411
5 жыл бұрын
Cedric Li yes please!
@Luubelaar
5 жыл бұрын
And Douglas Mawson. I swear these explorers were either insane or had more courage than I ever will. Or both.
@mrjjman103
6 жыл бұрын
Always look forward to your videos and facts, keep up the smashing content! :)
@NikhilThakur-ll3xc
6 жыл бұрын
Make one on Frederick the Great..I love prussian history..Love this channel
@RukSaw
6 жыл бұрын
You are basically the only person I watch on youtube currently
@geminibodyshop71
6 жыл бұрын
yet again amazing I love these videos never stop
@jeffcollins1097
5 жыл бұрын
That's SIR Edmund Hillary to you heathens.
@pollauritsabrahamsenjq1618
4 жыл бұрын
Sir Edmund maybe?
@olyviaborange1401
6 жыл бұрын
Litteraly obsessed with the sound of your voice
@darwinian7974
6 жыл бұрын
hahaha me too I use it to put my infant son to sleep
@Mr.paint123
5 жыл бұрын
I’m not !
@SandyzSerious
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent.
@JamesTaylor-yh9rl
5 жыл бұрын
mount everest is so haunted
@PeterGregoryKelly
5 жыл бұрын
In the 1950s the Nepalese government only allowed one team a year to attempt Mt Everest. Today, anyone with a large wallet is allowed an ascent. Hundreds each year forming long queues in the "death zone" leaving behind tons of rubbish behind. Maybe the Nepalese government should revisit their old policy.
@AlternativeElvis
4 жыл бұрын
And he always kept his real number in the Auckland phone book...
@vidsee9738
6 жыл бұрын
Great video can do a video on john brown the abolitionist
@cougarhunter33
6 жыл бұрын
His work as a sheriff is highly underrated.
@Icanbacktrailers
Жыл бұрын
I have a great photo of Hilary and my grandad climbing together in NZ
@WilFenrir
6 жыл бұрын
This was an amazing video! Can not wait to see the next video!
@YouAllKnowBob
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@Dyers88
6 жыл бұрын
Please do Charles Upham, he is a kiwi as well, and was the only combat soldier in WWII to receive two Victoria crosses
@spacecadet35
5 жыл бұрын
Only combat soldier, full stop. The other two honourable gentlemen that received the bar to the VC were medical personal. Brave souls all.
@crookedpaths6612
5 жыл бұрын
...and only man to be nominated for a third.
@crookedpaths6612
5 жыл бұрын
@@spacecadet35 Chavasse was actually a relation of Upham's
@mammothmammon
6 жыл бұрын
Tenzing was first. Edmund Hillary followed as Tenzing held the line even according to his own record. Please check and maintain that.
@mgsxmike
6 жыл бұрын
mammothmammon technically you are correct, but it was Edmund's expedition still
@magicforest71
5 жыл бұрын
It doesn’t matter whose expedition it was. First to the top means first to the top. There were others in the same expedition that tried but didn’t make it before Tenzing Norgay and Ed did.
@danhulson8703
5 жыл бұрын
it's unfair to say Edmund was the first to conquer Everest when it was a team effort from all the group,im not trying to take it away from him as he deserves credit for it as most of us coudn't do this im just saying it was a team effort
@skysurv8015
5 жыл бұрын
Yes the team to summit was him and Tenzing, no one else helped them walk up or work out the path to take? Did Armstrong go down in history as the first man on the moon, or does that accolade go all the way back to Hitler for creating the V2 programme that started it all, because its a team effort? Hillary and Tenzing were first, end of.
@WolffBachner
2 жыл бұрын
This shy beekeeper from New Zealand represented the best things about our often troubling species. Edmund Hillary was a true hero of the human race.
@wutsfordinner
5 жыл бұрын
nobody conquers a mountain - with the 8000-ers you are lucky to walk away with your life, grateful that the mountain lets you go
@grizzy-thekiwi1144
5 жыл бұрын
he is a symbol of pride for us new zealanders. also he's on our $5 note
@Dsdcain
6 жыл бұрын
Great video. Keep the good stuff coming. *:)*
@loopslytle
6 жыл бұрын
Biographics is the top of the world and Simon is at the pinnacle.
@robosborne5489
2 жыл бұрын
Sir Edmund Hilary was far from a country bumpkin . Sir Edmund was a true man of intelligence , honour, integrity ,fair play and justice . Sir Edmund is the greatest New Zealander to ever live. Sir Ed was the greatest New Zealand hero ever. Loved watching this on my hero
@owenchuarbx
5 жыл бұрын
I thought the Hillary Step is named after Hillary Clinton
@JRHamism
3 жыл бұрын
it feels so weird when you say Remuera
@bxbank
4 жыл бұрын
What about acknowledging the Sherpas the same way?
@lukezuzga6460
6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Simon, Steve, Samuel, and Shell!
@jarrettmeekis3629
6 жыл бұрын
This is my new favorite channel :)
@loribrid9632
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. 😁😁😁
@fayewitt9881
6 жыл бұрын
I 'd like to see a video of Alexander Gramham Bell.
@wanettehall9266
4 жыл бұрын
My Father played Cribbage with Sir Edmund Hillary in the South Pole
@coltonmaas
6 жыл бұрын
It's 'Sir' Edmund Hillary to any but his family and after all that effort required to achieve such a title, you wont put it in front of his name in the video title? As a dual citizen Kiwi this displeases me Biographics. Is it too much to add the 'Sir' at least in the video title? :D
@francoisona
5 жыл бұрын
Colton.. such a great way to show gratitude to a team who has spent hours to produce this informative gem for you to enjoy. And no I dont pretend to know the man but am pretty sure Eddie didn't climb Everest to ' achieve such title'. This shallow attachment to such public recognition says more about your narcissist value than the substance of that recognition. Sorry harsh words but I felt compelled to come the defence of my favourite youtuber Learn to accept free gifts, buddy...
@sarahquill7423
6 жыл бұрын
How pissed would you be if you were a conscientious objector and your brother got a free pass out of the war and not you? Poor bastard.
@milan190291
6 жыл бұрын
Great video, maybe one about George Mallory would be interesting
@darwinian7974
6 жыл бұрын
love your work but every now and then you radically mispronounce some pretty straightforward words.... like "Fijian". It is amusing predominantly as it is incongruous with your obviously substantial knowledge and intellect (Big fan despite that barely veiled criticism).
@LePrince1890
6 жыл бұрын
Great story and video. You should consider one on Norgay and also on poor Mallory - did he reach the top or not?
@Longtack55
6 жыл бұрын
No.
@spiderfan1974
6 жыл бұрын
Jeff Bloomfield Hillary and Tenzing were the first confirmed summit. Mallory may have done it first but they couldn't confirm it.
@jcdock
3 жыл бұрын
Sir. Ed is truly one of NZ's greatest son's. Makes me proud to be a kiwi
@captainpicard2678
6 жыл бұрын
15.06 those are some knobbly knees!.
@nljie
3 жыл бұрын
The pinnacle of man
@zacharydevan4107
6 жыл бұрын
Do George Mallory.
@Longtack55
6 жыл бұрын
He was not a country bumpkin. He lived in Auckland at a posh school.
@jerlstrom
4 жыл бұрын
i would honestly want a biographic on everest itself
@OldMovieRob
5 жыл бұрын
I respect the way you say the words "gangly bee-keeper"
@erincarr9411
4 жыл бұрын
Tell us more about his Sherpa friend
@zane6299
6 жыл бұрын
Great video but i have to say coming from a New Zealander you have butchered most the names lol still a great video!
@mammamiia08
3 жыл бұрын
Let's never forget Tenzig too! He was also the first to reach the top, it's so easy to only look at the white man.
@bfitz567
6 жыл бұрын
Simon, I like your new channel, and as I've said before in a few other posts, I think you're quite possibly the best narrator on the net. No cheesy one liners, no indecipherable jibberish, just facts and clear speaking... Keep up the good work...:)
@DeadCatX2
2 жыл бұрын
Visiting this from the future, it seems the "no cheesy one liners" no longer applies haha, the way certain volcanic eruptions were compared to a wet fart...
@michaelwalton4017
6 жыл бұрын
"Knock the bastard off!"
@katemaloney4296
4 жыл бұрын
Simon: Sir Edmund Hillary scaled Everest and then when he came down he gave back to the Nepalese people, of whom he grew a fondness. Me: Well, that would explain why pretty much every climber after him failed. Sir Hillary took his fame and gave back; the others just want the fame.
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