Why Sir Edmund Hillary has changed the world

Sir Edmund Hillary has change the world because he was the first ever human to climb the summit of mount Everest. Edmund was born on 20th of July 1919 New Zealand. Edmund and a man called Tenzing Norgay reached the summit May 29th 1953, It took them seven weeks to get from the bottom of the mountain to the top. Edmund died on the 11th of January 2008, he died at the age of 88. Because Edmund did such a brave life threatening thing he got knighted by the queen of England and he is now on the five dollar note for New Zealand. Edmund got lots of money for doing this, but he did not spend all of it on himself, he made schools for people who needed to learn, got food for people in need.
Edmund will be remembered forever for what he has done.