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How did sir Edmund Hillary help to improve lives of sherpas

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Answered by shobha3238
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After the expedition brought them worldwide fame, the pair collaborated for years on another project: helping improve the lives of the Sherpas. Hillary founded the nonprofit Himalayan Trust, which built airfields, schools, and hospitals throughout Nepal and promoted awareness of the plight of the Sherpa people.

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By today's standards, the 1953 British expedition, under the military-style leadership of Sir John Hunt, was massive in the extreme, but in an oddly bottom-heavy way: 350 porters, 20 Sherpas, and tons of supplies to support a vanguard of only ten climbers. "Our climbers were all chosen as potential summiters," recalls George Band, 73, who was one of the party. Fifty years later, Band's memory of the campaign remains undimmed. "The basic plan was for two summit attempts, each by a pair of climbers, with a possible third assault if necessary.

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