Khumjung (2): Statue of Sir Edmund Hillary 24th March 2007
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tinkje:
As a person he might not needed a statue for himself. But I guess he should have liked the fact that you’ve made this picture , telling the story about Khumjung to the world. I’ve had never heard about it. You’ve just placed a little town on the map (again)
nice job shooting upward .. well deserved tribute!
November 22nd, 2007 at 06:57
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Well George, we finally knocked the bastard off." were the famous first words Edmund Hillary uttered upon returning from Everest's summit. While it is still not sure if he was the first to summit, it is definite that together with Tenzing, he was the first to come down again.Hillary grew fond of the area and its Sherpa inhabitants and w
As a person he might not needed a statue for himself. But I guess he should have liked the fact that you’ve made this picture , telling the story about Khumjung to the world. I’ve had never heard about it. You’ve just placed a little town on the map (again)
nice job shooting upward .. well deserved tribute!