The Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal is the most prestigious international award for mountain welfare and conservation advocates

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing …

The Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal is awarded every one or two years to an individual (rarely, two individuals working as a team) "for remarkable service in the …

Check all the awards won and nominated for by Edmund Hillary - Patron's Gold Medal (1958) and more awards. Sir Edmund Percival Hillary KG ONZ KBE was a New Zealand mountaineer, …

The Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal, personally authorized by Sir Edmund in 2002, was first presented at the Tengboche observance of the 50th anniversary of Sir John Hunt's …

The Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Medal was established in 2003 with the express approval of Sir Edmund Hillary himself and is awarded annually "for remarkable service in the conservation of …

The Hillary Medal design is based on the story of the creation of eight hidden valleys by the tantric saint Padmasambhava (a.k.a. Guru Rinpoche), who brought Buddhism to Tibet more than …

Dr. David Holmberg and Dr. Kathryn March have been selected to receive the Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal, jointly, at a public event in Ithaca NY (USA) from 5 to 7 pm on 11 …

British national Mr. Anthony John Freake of Norfolk, England (UK), has been awarded the 2008 Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal for "remarkable service in conservation of culture …

The Reserve Bank Museum is hosting an exhibition of the orders, decorations and medals of the late Sir Edmund Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE. The exhibition reflects a lifetime of extraordinary …