Word: sherpa
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...Mount Everest was conquered, and the names of an Auckland bee farmer, Edmund Hillary, and his Sherpa climbing partner, Tenzing Norgay, joined those of Peary, Amundsen and Lindbergh atop the hill of 20th Century adventuring giants. With the death of Hillary at age 88, the all five are gone. LIFE Books editorial director Robert Sullivan first spoke with Sir Edmund - his friends call him Ed - in the living room of Hillary's home in Auckland in 1992. Sullivan enjoyed three subsequent conversations with Hillary, the most recent in February 2003. The following interview is based on those four talks...
...while you were doing the adventures, you became involved with Nepal, building the schools and so on. I had built up a very close friendship with the Sherpa people and it was obvious that they lacked so many of the things that we took for granted - there were no schools, and certainly no medical attention available. I liked the Sherpas and I admired them and I just thought, well, maybe there's something I can do. Once I've decided to do something, I do usually try to carry it through to fruition. So once the Sherpas said that...
...immigration that combines stronger enforcement of the existing laws with a way for workers to enter the country lawfully to minimize illegal traffic across the borders. That has left Chertoff acting as referee between Senators hammering out tough compromises. South Carolina's Republican Senator Lindsey Graham calls him the sherpa who guided lawmakers from both sides of the aisle through the complex issues...
...wing. The altitude is the same, the 40[degrees]F- below-zero temperature is the same, and, most disturbingly, the lung-shredding, brain-addling atmosphere--barely one-third the pressure of sea-level air--is the same. In the 44 years since New Zealander Edmund Hillary and a Sherpa climber, Tenzing Norgay, first scaled the peak, more than 700 people have followed them to the top; at least 150 others have died in the attempt...
...that you must take into consideration when choosing a room. One of the first things you should think about is the location of the suite. Do you want a quiet, out-of-the way room? Then take the top floor of your entryway. Just remember to bring along a sherpa and some trail mix during your ascent to the fifth floor. If the mere thought of stairs makes you sweat, then maybe you should take a room on the first floor. Be prepared, however, to keep your shades down so random passersby won’t be privy to your...