Title

Statue of Sir Edmund Hillary in front of the school in Khumjung

Caption

Statue of Sir Edmund Hillary in front of the school in Khumjung, which was built by Himalayan Trust on his inspiration. Hillary, together with Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest, also known as Sagarmatha, Chomolungma. He is much respected in the Khumbu Region for the charity work he was involved in for the benefit of the local people. Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Everest Region, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia

Date

Nov 17, 2017

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Radek Kucharski

Reference

BRK23A90_079

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,1Mb (606,3Kb) / 13,2in x 8,8in / 3972 x 2648 (300dpi)

Keywords

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