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Caitlín R. Kiernan ([personal profile] greygirlbeast) wrote2008-01-11 02:53 am
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sigh

Sir Edmund Hillary has died. Another of my childhood heroes gone...
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The explorer

[identity profile] cliff52.livejournal.com 2008-01-11 12:57 pm (UTC)(link)
High in the Thin Cold Air an inspiration of my youth.

[identity profile] thingunderthest.livejournal.com 2008-01-11 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Damn
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[personal profile] mb2u 2008-01-11 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
In an age when people are known for totally unimportant reasons, Sir Edmond was one of the last true explorers. His disappointment at the commercialization of climbing his beloved Mount Everest was one of the finest things I've ever seen.

[identity profile] greygirlbeast.livejournal.com 2008-01-12 12:58 am (UTC)(link)

His disappointment at the commercialization of climbing his beloved Mount Everest was one of the finest things I've ever seen.

Agreed.
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