Sir Edmund Hillary, one of New Zealand's and the World's great human beings died of natural causes on Friday morning, 11 January.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4352076a11.html

Not the least of his achievements was his work amongst the Nepalese people over the last 50 years, and his modesty as a person.
http://www.nzedge.com/heroes/hillary.html

Sir Edmund Hillary was one of my father's all time heros (along with Buck Rodgers).

My father died attempting to climb Mount Everest in 1993, and I am happy he died chasing a dream instead of from cancer or something.

Mind you, Hillary was only 8 years older than my father, but I find it sort of ironic that that he outlived my father.

Hats off to the adventurers!