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Offline Snoopy

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Edmund Hillary RIP
« on: January 13, 2008, 12:56:23 PM »
Probably my first boyhood hero ~  a truly great man. Another sure sign of my advancing years  sad24:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/01/080110-AP-hillary.html
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Re: Edmund Hillary RIP
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2008, 01:02:53 PM »
Probably my first boyhood hero ~  a truly great man. Another sure sign of my advancing years  sad24:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/01/080110-AP-hillary.html

He was 88. But by god, he packed a lot into his life. Prolly did more in his life before Everest than all of us on here put together.
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Re: Edmund Hillary RIP
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2008, 07:28:09 PM »
I thought he died years ago !

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Re: Edmund Hillary RIP
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2008, 09:02:50 PM »
Probably my first boyhood hero ~  a truly great man. Another sure sign of my advancing years  sad24:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/01/080110-AP-hillary.html

He was 88. But by god, he packed a lot into his life. Prolly did more in his life before Everest than all of us on here put together.
I dunno about that.. I once did an advanced mountain climbling course in Holland and passed with honours. whistle: