Last Member Of Everest Team Dies In England
Last Member Of Everest Team Dies In England
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BBC Derby
The last surviving member of the team which first conquered Everest in 1953 has died in a Derbyshire nursing home.
George Lowe, 89, died in Ripley on Wednesday after a long-term illness, with his wife Mary by his side.
New Zealand-born Mr Lowe was part of the team that helped Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the summit in 1953.
Family friend and historian Dr Huw Lewis-Jones paid tribute to a "gentle soul and fine climber" who shunned the limelight.
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