Norman Hardie
New Zealand climber (1924–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Norman David Hardie QSO (28 December 1924 – 31 October 2017) was a New Zealand climber who was one of the climbers on the 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition who first reached the summit of the 8,586-metre (28,169 ft) mountain, the third-highest mountain in the world.
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Norman Hardie | |
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Born | Norman David Hardie (1924-12-28)28 December 1924 Timaru, New Zealand |
Died | 31 October 2017(2017-10-31) (aged 92) Christchurch, New Zealand |
Alma mater | Canterbury University College |
Known for | Mountaineering |
Spouse |
Enid Hurst (m. 1951) |
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