Peter Hillary

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Hillary
Occupation	Mountain Climber
Date Of Birth	Dec 26, 1954(1954-12-26)
Age	70
Birthplace	Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Auckland Region
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Peter Hillary Biography

Peter Hillary is one of the most popular and richest Mountain Climber who was born on December 26, 1954 in Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand. Son of a legendary mountain climber who accompanied his father’s footsteps to climb and conquer the most extreme places on earth.

His father Sir His father, Sir Edmund Hillary, made the first successful ascent of Mount Everest., was the first person to achieve the climb to Mount Everest.

Hillary wrote the afterword for the book Letters from Everest: A First-hand Account from the Epic First Ascent by George Lowe, who was Sir Edmund Hillary’s best friend and accompanied him on the 1953 Everest expedition. In the wake of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, Hillary wrote an article for The New York Times Magazine entitled Everest is Mighty, We are Fragile. He also wrote an article called In the Name of the Father, describing what it was like on K2 in August 1995 when the mountain claimed the lives of seven summiters, leaving him as one of three survivors of that expedition.

Peter Edmund Hillary was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 26 December 1954. He had two younger sisters, Sarah Louise and Belinda Mary, and was the eldest of the three children of Sir Edmund Hillary and his first wife, Louise Mary Rose. Peter Hillary received his education at King’s College, Auckland and at Auckland University.

He was married to Ann Moorehead, heiress of the Maples furniture chain.

Peter Hillary Net Worth

Peter Hillary is one of the richest Mountain Climber from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Hillary 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He first began climbing Mount Fog alongside his dad at the age of seven.

He scaled Everest five times and was also a part of his Seven Summits challenge, climbing the highest peak on each of the seven continents.

Like many successful adventurers, Peter Hillary has made a career as a professional public speaker, writer, and designer of speciality outdoor equipment. He has also worked as an adventure travel operator and guide, specialising in the Himalayas and Antarctica. Hillary has done numerous television, radio, and satellite interviews in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and his native New Zealand, and participated in several documentaries such as National Geographic’s Surviving Everest, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s first summit

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Peter Hillary Dating?

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Peter Hillary has written and co-written several books, including: A Sunny Day in the Himalayas (1980); First Across the Roof of the World: The First-ever Traverse of the Himalayas, 5,000 Kilometres from Sikkim to Pakistan (with Graham Dingle, 1982); Two Generations (with his father, Sir Edmund Hillary, 1984); Ascent: Two Lives Explored – The Autobiographies of Sir Edmund and Peter Hillary (also with his father, 1986); Rimo: Mountain on the Silk Road (1992); Bridgit was Bored (a children’s book written with his first wife, Ann Moorhead, 1992); and In the Ghost Country: A Lifetime Spent on the Edge (with John Elder, 2003).

Facts & Trivia

Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Mountain Climber. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Peter Hillary celebrates birthday on December 26 of every year.

Hillary has been to Everest five times, once reaching 8,300 metres on the West Ridge and twice reaching the summit by the South Col route. With his first summit of Mount Everest in 1990, he and Sir Edmund became the first father and son to achieve the feat. His second ascent in May 2003 was part of a National Geographic Society expedition to mark the 50th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s historic first ascent in 1953. The anniversary expedition brought together Peter Hillary, Jamling Norgay and Brent Bishop, the sons of Sir Edmund, Tenzing Norgay, and Dr Barry Bishop, a member of the first successful American team to reach the summit in 1963. The 1990 expedition was led by veteran Everest climber Pete Athans, who holds the record for the most summits of Everest by a Western climber.

Top Facts about Peter Hillary

1. Peter Hillary is a New Zealand mountaineer and adventurer.
2. He is the son of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to summit Mount Everest.
3. Peter has climbed Mount Everest twice and completed numerous other expeditions.
4. He has written several books about his experiences, including “In the Ghost Country: A Lifetime Spent on the Edge.”
5. Peter is also a motivational speaker and environmental activist.
6. He founded the Himalayan Trust, which supports education and healthcare in Nepal.
7. In 2018, he was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to mountaineering and philanthropy.
8. Peter continues to inspire others through his adventurous spirit and humanitarian work.
9. He has been featured in documentaries such as “Everest: Beyond the Limit” and “The Wildest Dream.”
10. Despite facing challenges on his expeditions, Peter remains committed to pushing himself beyond his limits while respecting nature’s power and beauty.

What happened to Peter Hillary?

Peter Hillary now devotes most of his time to fundraising in support of his father’s Himalayan Trust , which was established in 1960 to fund capital projects in the Khumbu Valley region of Nepal. He is also a director of the Australian Himalayan Foundation.

Did Peter Hillary climb Mount Everest?

When Peter Hillary first climbed Mount Everest in 1990 , he and his father, Sir Edmund Hillary—who made the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953—became the first father and son to reach the summit.

Did Edmund Hillary climb k2?

Sir Edmund Hillary KG ONZ KBE
Hillary in c. 1953
Born| Edmund Percival Hillary20 July 1919 Auckland, New Zealand
Died| 11 January 2008 (aged 88) Auckland, New Zealand

Is Peter Hillary married?

Dame Patsy with Peter Hillary, his wife Yvonne , and son George | The Governor-General of New Zealand.

Is Edmund Hillary still alive?

January 11, 2008