Show ES BRADY X JR ' Personal: Born Dec 26 1954 in Auckland New Zealand Married to Yvonne Oomen since 1996: one IFTY YEARS AFTER it first was scaled by New Zealand beekeeper Edmund Hillary and his Sheipa guide Tenzing Norgay Mount con Alexander Everest — at 29035 6 and one the tallest peak in the world daughter Lily- - feet Louise 2 — continues to cast its spell One daughter 8 27 On at April Amelia 13 and pm ET the one son National Geographic Channel George 10 documentary from a previous will air a two-homarriage recalling that historic 1953 ascent and a recent climb featuring Hillary's son Peter and Norgay’s son Jamling as well as Brent Bishop Include reaching the son of Barry Bishop one of the North Pole first Americans to the summit with his father and the former Their story Surviving Everest astronaut Neil is an exciting blend of history Armstrong (first man on adventure rivalries deaths and the moon) 1986 lore Sir Edmund himself is now reaching the 83: his son is 48 and has scaled summit of Mount Everest Everest twice Peter and I spoke making him the first son of a recently about his father and the previous men who scaled the mountain climber also to Sir Edmund's adventures did reach the top 1990: reaching not end with that great climb in the summit of ’53 He later crossed Antarctica Mount Vinson in Antarctica to reach the South Pole served 1992 reaching his country as an ambassador the South Pole even tracked the “abominable 1999 snowman" But there was tragInclude edy too: While his family was First Acrots establishing a hospital in Nepal the Roof of the World in 1975 HiUary lost his wife and 1982 Ascent: daughter Lindy in a plane crash Two Lives So what draws people back to Explored 1986 Bridgit this mountain despite the danger? Was Bored “It’s quite oveipowering when 1992 you first see Everest” said Peter ur bran Phntn h Allium Lratk for PAMAIX vJj - BAs: j “Climbing is great fun” said Peter Hillary even wiwn wi had to retreat We were good mountaineers at the top of our form on a great mountain — the greatest” Everest between Nepal and Tibet was first surveyed in 1841 by Sir George Everest It wu named for him but its actual name is Chomolungma or “Goddess Mother of the World” I asked Hillary about reports of terrorism and unrest in NepaL “It’s incredible Especially when “There are certainly Maoist guerrillas” he told me you realize you’re goingup” And does his dad retain his enthusi- “a function of asm for Everest? “The poverty” Aside from that it’s easier these days to get to Everest “You used to have to walk from India" Peter said “This time we flew into a little airstrip It’s quite a thrill As you come in it looks like a Band-Ai- d stuck on the side of the mountain” ties If teams then united to finally reach the summit As for young Norgay he stayed at base canqi having sworn off high climbing since a 1996 attempt when nine died Peter doesn’t think he’ll ever try Everest again but that does-no- yqa love monntaias priori- of his life have moved on" i National said Peter “but I’m sure he’ll get a kick out of the show” Channel On this latest expedition die Hillary and Bishop teams had to turn back “When winds of 300 knots start blasting Geographic documentary mean his adventures are over “My next expedition is to Antarctica” he said “where they have a bit more oxygen" II jet-strea- m you" said Peter “you’ve gotta back off” Tons of failing ice near- reached the top and ly killed their two cameramen and the sous who followed left another climber dangling by a rope over a crevasse The two them 50 years later PAOK For more on Rotor HBbryvWt wwvKporadocom and rBrlr on m Tta lHfflti cm amp vviui 99 APNL 90 MOS PJUUUW HAOAZMK t |