Sir Edmund Percival Hillary KG ONZ KBE (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. From 1985 to 1988 he served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh and concurrently as Ambassador to Nepal. More about Edmund Hillary
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Hillary became interested in mountaineering while in secondary school. He made his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount Ollivier. He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a navigator during World War II and was wounded in an accident. Prior to the Everest expedition, Hillary had been part of the British reconnaissance expedition to the mountain in 1951 as well as an unsuccessful attempt to climb Cho Oyu in 1952.In total, we tracked 214 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Edmund Hillary (EDMUND HILLARY Signed National Geographic Magazine Autographed July 1954) was sold in May 2023 for $2450.00 while the cheapest item (VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT Sir Edmund Hillary hbdj signed by the author w/ photograph) found a new owner for $9.25 in July 2020. The month with the most items sold (10) was February 2018 with an average selling price of $75.00 for an autographed item of Edmund Hillary. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2024 with $1006.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.99 was July 2019. In average, an autographed item from Edmund Hillary is worth $81.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Edmund Hillary were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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2023 The Bar 1/1 EDMUND HILLARY Mount Everest 5x7 Cut Signature Autograph Auto | $99.99 | ||
EDMUND HILLARY Autographed 5x7 Photo 1st To Climb Mount Everest Died-2008 JSA | $62.00 | ||
Edmund Hillary Mount Everest signed Mountaineering autograph | $175.00 | ||
EDMUND HILLARY NORGAY TENZING SIGNED 25th ANNIV. EVEREST COVER & SILVER COIN | $520.00 | ||
Edmund Hillary Signed Vintage Artic Explorations First Day Cover PLUS 1 SPECIAL! | $65.00 | ||
Sir Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Signed 25th anniversary, Mt. Everest Silver jubilee | $277.64 | ||
SIR EDMUND HILLARY - MT. EVEREST CLIMBER - SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER & NOTE | $34.89 | ||
Sir Edmund Hillary Signature Autograph Letter Signed - Great Mt. Everest Content | $1950.00 | ||
Sir Edmund Hillary Signed Rawlings Baseball JSA COA Mt Mount Everest Ed RARE | $699.99 | ||
Upper Deck Prominent Cuts Sir Edmund Hillary 2/2 Auto Signed | $299.99 |
Plan to save Sir Edmund Hillary's Antarctic hut (03/16/15): A plan to conserve Sir Edmund Hillary's hut in Antarctica has been announced today.Hillary's Hut, known as Hut A, is part of New Zealand's first scientific facility at Scott Base.It is the original remaining building established...
Edmund Hillary's tractor to be put on view (03/12/15): An iconic Ferguson tractor used by New Zealand's most famous explorer has been secured for public display - at a hotel.
Andrew Munro to star in TV series on Sir Edmund Hillary's life (02/05/15): Filming has begun for a new television series on Sir Edmund Hillary's life starring actor Andrew Munro as the legendary climber.
Mount Cook, New Zealand and the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre: The best hango (01/03/15): It’s a hard task trying to follow in just a few of Sir Ed’s giant footsteps, writes David Whitley.
Edmund Hillary's defiant South Pole dash (01/02/15): He is arguably the greatest of all New Zealanders, but Sir Edmund Hillary - driving a Massey Ferguson tractor - briefly became the most hated man in England.
Hiking Nepal In Edmund Hillary's Footsteps (12/2014): In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first people to summit Mt. Everest. Their expedition started in Kathmandu, and led them to the village of Jiri; from there they trekked across 100 miles of mountains and jungle. We just hiked the same exact route. Read more...
Nepal names two peaks after heroes Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing (05/2014): The conquest of the peak by New Zealander Hillary and his Nepali guide Tenzing in 1953 popularised Nepal as a destination for mountain climbers, but they left in droves after last month's tragedy which killed 16 guides.
City mountaineer who help Sir Edmund Hillary climb Everest dies aged 91 (04/2014): Ray Colledge scaled summits such as Mont Blanc during his time on the peaks
On this day: Sir Edmund Hillary reached South Pole (01/2014): Events, birthdays and anniversaries for 3 January
Nepal plans to name Himalayan peaks after climbers Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzin (09/2013): Nepal plans to name two Himalayan peaks after pioneering Mount Everest climbers Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, a senior hiking official said.
Sir Edmund Hillary's story told on screen (07/2013): A film about Sir Edmund Hillary's legendary ascent of Mt Everest will premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival in September.
Sir Edmund Hillary's work 'not finished' (06/2013): Sir Edmund Hillary's daughter says the climbers work in Nepal is still unfinished.
60 years since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached summit of Everest (05/2013): Sixty years ago, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first men in history to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Since then more than 3,000 climbers have gazed at the world from a height of 8,848 metres.
Sir Edmund Hillary exhibition opens at Auckland Museum (04/2013): An exhibition is set to open at Auckland Museum this morning detailing the life and achievements of Sir Edmund Hillary.It's nearly 60 years since Sir Edmund and Tenzing Norgay scaled Mt Everest.The exhibition will focus on a number...
Mountaineer George Lowe, who helped Edmund Hillary conquer Everest dies (03/2013): New Zealander George Lowe, the last surviving climber from the expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary that conquered Everest in 1953, has died aged 89.
Sir Edmund Hillary's feature film ascent begins (02/2013): The New Zealand Film Commission congratulates the Beyond the Edge team as the feature film production begins shooting on Sunday at Aoraki, Mt. Cook.
Hunt on for Sir Edmund Hillary look-alike (10/2012): A nationwide hunt for a Sir Edmund Hillary look-alike is soon to get underway, following the announcement that a 3D feature film will be made on the mountaineer's ascent of Mount Everest.The film, named Beyond the Edge , is set...
Utahns on Everest expedition looking for evidence of a summit 29 years before Si (04/2011): OGDEN — New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary has long been credited with being the first man to summit Mount Everest, in 1953.