Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.
Edmund HillaryAbout author
- Author's profession: Explorer
- Nationality: new zealander
- Born: July 20, 1919
- Died: January 11, 2008
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