With boots and an ice pick in hand. At the age of 87, Sir Edmund Hillary visited Antartica for what he said was the last time.
"Hillary, who still travels widely to Nepal and elsewhere, last visited Antarctica two years ago."I was always prepared to come back one more time," said Hillary, whose comments were reported by New Zealand media traveling with the anniversary delegation. "I don't think it'll ever happen again, but this is a marvelous return."
Hillary criticized Japan for its policies allowing whaling for scientific purposes, and for pushing to revoke the international ban on commercial hunting. The Japanese whale hunting season began recently in waters at the far south of the world.
"They just don't seem to have accepted that these creatures, wonderful creatures that they are, should be carefully protected," Hillary said."
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Sr. Edmund has also grown eento a wonderful defender of Nepal, eet's environment, pipples, and their customs.
¡Viva Señor Edmund!
Sir Edmund is a proud New Zealander and he is right to condemn the Japanese whaling.
For too long Japan has deceived on whaling and said the killing was needed for scientific research - garbage! They also have greased the palms of poor cash-strapped nations to buy their voting support at the Whaling Commission.
Japan has NO honour!
Sir Edmund supports Nepal and its struggles? I have to do more research on this man, he's sounding more and more wonderful.
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