Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Celebrating Kiwi heroes pays tribute to one of the greats: 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, calling Hillary "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.
– Edmund Hillary
📺 Magic Kiwis
Cir. 1989
#EdmundHillary #Everest
Celebrating Kiwi heroes pays tribute to one of the greats: 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, calling Hillary "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.
– Edmund Hillary
📺 Magic Kiwis
Cir. 1989
#EdmundHillary #Everest
