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Magic Kiwis - Sir Edmund Hillary
Magic Kiwis - Sir Edmund Hillary
Television (Full Length Episode) – 1989 Documentary
Magic Kiwis
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The Sir Edmund Hillary Collection
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The Adventure World of Sir Edmund Hillary - The Kaipo Wall (Part One)
Sir Ed and an A-Team of mates go into the wild
Off the Beaten Track
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Hillary Returns
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The Years Back - 12, The Big Ice (Episode 12)
1950s doco following Hillary’s historic mission to...
Encounter - Sir Edmund Hillary
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Holmes - Sir Edmund Hillary
A mid-90s Hillary interview
Good Day
A late 70s studio interview with Sir Ed
The Adventure World of Graeme Dingle - Episode Five
Dingle also features here
Beyond the Edge
A 2013 doco on Sir Ed and the 1953 Everest ascent
This episode from the first season of the show celebrating Kiwi heroes pays tribute to the exemplar: Sir Edmund Hillary. The greatest "damned good adventures" of Sir Ed's career (up to then) are bagged: his first peak (Mt Ollivier — reclimbed with son Peter here), trans-Antarctic by tractor, up the Ganges by jet-boat, school and hospital building in Nepal; and of course Everest, whose ascent is recreated with commentary from Hillary. Graeme Dingle provides reflection and presenter Neil Roberts has the last word: "[Sir Ed:] our own bold, bloody-minded magic Kiwi".
To climb up Everest was the physical high point of my life, but I wouldn’t say it’s the most satisfying thing I’ve ever done. I see it more as a stepping stone to more satisfying projects, particularly this school here in Nepal.– Sir Ed
Produced by
Communicado
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Acknowledgements
Made from funding from NZ On Air
Music
Theme music by Peter Blake