Ed hillary is forever linked with epic feats but the international image of the austere, driven, action man from down-under doesn"t do him justice. Hillary believed that to get things done he sometimes needed to step on toes in his size 13 boots. He was blunt when he needed to be but also had a finely developed sense of humour, mischief even, especially when climbing mates like George Lowe and Peter Mulgrew were around. If Hillary had been concerned at all about what the rest of the world thought of him his most bizarre undertaking, the Great Himalayan Yeti Hunt of 1960-61, would never have got off the ground. He ledan expedition into the Himalayas to look for the fabled, hairy ape-like creature seen by few and which left strange footprints on the snow-covered slopes.
Hillary was sceptical about the yeti"s existence but recognised that though others didn"t believe in the Loch Ness monster that didn"t stop them organising expeditions to look for it. This wasn"t lost on the World Book Encyclopedia which sponsored Hillary"s attempt to find a yeti. Whether the expedition turned up a yeti or not didn"t matter; the company knew yeti folklore and mystique alone was tantalising enough to ensure public interest. To no one"s surprise, the yeti eluded Hillary and his team of climbers and scientists despite some initial optimism prompted by footprintsfound on the Ripimu Glacier. According to New Zealand author Pat Booth"s book on Hillary, Sherpas with the expedition immediately identified these as proof yeti existed. They were large and broad with clear toes. But, when they were followed into areas of shade, they shrank and became the obvious tracks of fox or wild dog. Experts believed that this effect of the heat of the sun in melting snow probably explained mysterious footprints that a Swiss party had found in 1952.
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Ed hillary is forever linked with epic feats but the international image of the austere, driven, action man from down-under doesn"t do him justice. Hillary believed that to get things done he sometimes needed to step on toes in his size 13 boots. He was blunt when he needed to be but also had a finely developed sense of humour, mischief even, especially when climbing mates like George Lowe and Peter Mulgrew were around. If Hillary had been concerned at all about what the rest of the world thought of him his most bizarre undertaking, the Great Himalayan Yeti Hunt of 1960-61, would never have got off the ground. He ledan expedition into the Himalayas to look for the fabled, hairy ape-like creature seen by few and which left strange footprints on the snow-covered slopes. 
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