Himalayan Hospitals: Sir Edmund Hillary's Everest Legacy

by Mike Gill

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Sir Edmund Hillary became famous by being the first, with Tenzing Norgay, to climb Mt Everest in 1953. Though this was clearly a remarkable feat, Sir Edmund came to be regarded by many as a great man for the way he chose to use his fame, which was to dedicate much of the rest of his life to building schools and hospitals for the Sherpa people of Nepal. The Legacy of Everest tells the remarkable story of the two hospitals he built; Khunde Hospital in 1966 in the Khumbu region at the foot of Mt Everest, and Phaplu Hospital...Read more
  • ISBN10 1877517437
  • ISBN13 9781877517433
  • Publish Date 1 September 2011
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 27 June 2016
  • Publish Country NZ
  • Imprint Potton & Burton
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 472
  • Language English