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EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 3 MIN

Peter Hillary honours his father's mountaineering legacy

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Peter Hillary, son of legendary mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary, discusses his father's mountaineering legacy at Mount Cook Village in New Zealand. Standing beside a statue of his father, Peter explains how Mount Cook's Hillary Ridge was where Sir Edmund developed his technical climbing skills before becoming the first person to summit Mount Everest alongside Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. Peter, who has also summited Everest, describes the extreme conditions climbers face and continues his father's legacy through Sir Edmund Hillary Explorer tours.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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