Editing Edmund Hillary (section)

==Death==
[[File:Edmund Hillary State Funeral.jpg|thumb|right|People draped in the [[Flag of New Zealand]] as Hillary's [[hearse]] passes]]

On 22 April 2007, while on a trip to Kathmandu, Hillary suffered a fall, and was hospitalised after returning to New Zealand.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10435883">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10435883 |title=Clark sends goodwill message to Sir Edmund |author=Dye, Stuart |date=24 April 2007 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=29 September 2011 |archive-date=29 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929224034/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10435883 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 11 January 2008, he died of heart failure at [[Auckland City Hospital]], at the age of 88.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10482156">{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10482156|title=State funeral for Sir Edmund Hillary|author=McKenzie-Minifie, Martha|date=11 January 2008|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=29 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 11 January 2008 |title= Everest hero Edmund Hillary dies |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7182376.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date= 5 June 2024}}</ref> Flags were lowered to [[half-mast]] on New Zealand public buildings and at [[Scott Base]] in Antarctica,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/4352066a10.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526200753/http://www.stuff.co.nz/4352066a10.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 May 2012 |title=Flag flies at half-mast over a sad Scott Base |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |access-date=29 September 2011 }}</ref> and the [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister]], [[Helen Clark]], called Hillary's death a "profound loss to New Zealand".<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/10/edmund.clark/index.html "Clark statement on Hillary death"]. ''CNN.com''. Retrieved 11 January 2008.</ref>

On 21 January, Hillary's casket was taken into [[Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland|Holy Trinity Cathedral]], Auckland, to lie in state.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/4366732a10.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913023843/http://www.stuff.co.nz/4366732a10.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2012 |title=Sir Edmund Hillary lies in state |date=21 January 2008 |access-date=21 February 2008 |publisher=Fairfax Media}}</ref>
A [[state funeral]] was held on 22 January 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/4351997a10.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111132642/http://www.stuff.co.nz/4351997a10.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 January 2008 |title=State funeral for Sir Ed |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |access-date=29 September 2011 }}</ref> after which his body was [[cremation|cremated]]. On 29 February 2008, most of his ashes were scattered in Auckland's [[Hauraki Gulf]] per his desire.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10495373">{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10495373|title=Sir Edmund Hillary takes final voyage, ashes scattered at sea|date=29 February 2008|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=29 September 2011}}</ref> The remainder went to a Nepalese monastery near Everest; a plan to scatter them on the summit was cancelled in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8612256.stm|title=Sherpas cancel plan to spread Hillary ashes on Everest|date=9 April 2010|work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=10 April 2010}}</ref>

===Posthumous tributes===

In January 2008, Lukla Airport, in [[Lukla]], Nepal, was renamed to [[Tenzing–Hillary Airport]] in recognition of their promotion of its construction.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/15/asia/AS-GEN-Nepal-Hillary-Tribute.php|title=Nepal to name Everest airport after Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay|newspaper=International Herald Tribune|date=15 January 2008|access-date=27 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212062042/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/15/asia/AS-GEN-Nepal-Hillary-Tribute.php|archive-date=12 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Gopal|title=Nepal airport, route named after Everest heroes|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-31869820080211|access-date=10 December 2017|work=Reuters|date=11 February 2008}}</ref>
On 2 April 2008, a service of thanksgiving in Hillary's honour at [[St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle]] was attended by [[Queen Elizabeth II]], New Zealand dignitaries including Prime Minister Helen Clark, and members of Hillary's and Norgay's families; [[Gurkha]] soldiers from Nepal stood guard outside the ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7326720.stm|title=Sir Edmund Hillary service of thanksgiving|work=[[BBC News]] |date=2 April 2008|access-date=13 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7331859.stm|title=Third night in hospital for duke|work=[[BBC News]] |date=5 April 2008|access-date=13 March 2010}}</ref>
In October 2008, it was announced that future rugby test matches between England and New Zealand would be played for the [[Hillary Shield]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Wynne|last=Gray|title=All Blacks: Henry's men reach summit|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10545863|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=1 December 2008|access-date=2 December 2008}}</ref> In 2009 the [[Duke of Edinburgh's Award]] in New Zealand{{snd}}formerly the Young New Zealanders' Challenge{{snd}}was renamed "The Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dofehillary.org.nz|title=The Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award|access-date=1 September 2009}}</ref>
On 5 November 2008, a commemorative set of five stamps was issued by [[New Zealand Post]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Edmund Hillary Stamps|url=https://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/new-zealand/2008/sir-edmund-hillary|publisher=New Zealand Post|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/edmund-hillary/honouring-hillary|access-date=13 March 2018|title=Honouring Edmund Hillary|publisher=NZ History}}</ref>

There have been many calls for lasting tributes to Hillary. The first major public tribute has been by way of the "Summits for Ed" tribute tour organised by the Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation.<ref>[http://www.summitsfored.org.nz/ Summits for Ed tribute tour] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513085750/http://summitsfored.org.nz/ |date=13 May 2010 }}, Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation and Outdoor Pursuits Centre.</ref> This tribute tour went from [[Bluff, New Zealand|Bluff]] at the bottom of the [[South Island]] to [[Cape Reinga]] at the tip of the [[North Island]], visiting 39 towns and cities along the way. In each venue, school children and members of the public were invited to join to climb a significant hill or site in their area to show their respect for Hillary. The public were also invited to bring small rocks or pebbles that had special significance to them, that would be included in a memorial to Hillary at the base of Mt Ruapehu, in the grounds of the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre. Funds donated during the tour are used by the foundation to sponsor young New Zealanders on outdoor courses. Over 8,000 persons attended these "Summit" climbs between March and May 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.summitsfored.org.nz|title=Summits for Ed Tribute Tour|access-date=4 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513085750/http://summitsfored.org.nz/|archive-date=13 May 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Mercer Bay.jpg|thumb|right|View from the Hillary Trail]]

The tribute song "Hillary 88", by the New Zealand duo The Kiwis, is the official world memorial song for Hillary, with the endorsement of Lady Hillary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.horowhenua.govt.nz/NewsAndEvents/LatestNews/Horowhenua+Musicians+Perform+Sir+Edmund+Hillarys+Official+World+Memorial+Song.htm |title=Horowhenua Musicians Perform Sir Edmund Hillary's Official World Memorial Song |publisher=Horowhenua District Council |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240524093927/https://www.webcitation.org/5hALOwjvS?url=http://www.horowhenua.govt.nz/NewsAndEvents/LatestNews/Horowhenua%20Musicians%20Perform%20Sir%20Edmund%20Hillarys%20Official%20World%20Memorial%20Song.htm |archive-date=24 May 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

A four-day track in the [[Waitākere Ranges]], along Auckland's west coast, is named the Hillary Trail,<ref>{{cite web|title=Regional parks: Home > Parks and facilities > Hillary Trail |url=http://regionalparks.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/hillary-trail |website=Auckland Council|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref> in honour of Hillary.<ref name="HillaryTrailPressRelease"/> Hillary's father-in-law, Jim Rose, who had built a bach at [[Anawhata]] in 1925, wrote in his 1982 history of Anawhata Beach, "My family look forward to the time when we will be able to walk from [[Huia, New Zealand|Huia]] to [[Muriwai]] on public walking tracks like the old-time Maori could do".<ref name="HillaryTrailConnection"/><ref name="Wade2010">{{cite news|title=Waitakere: Backyard adventure|first=Pamela|last=Wade|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10619760|newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|publisher=Wilson and Horton|location=Auckland, New Zealand|issn=1170-0777 |oclc=55942740|date=13 January 2010|access-date=29 June 2012}}</ref> Hillary loved the area, and had his own bach near Anawhata. The track was opened on 11 January 2010, the second anniversary of Hillary's death.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10482156"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arc.govt.nz/parks/our-parks/hillary-trail/hillary-trail_home.cfm |title=Hillary Trail |work=Parks: Things to do |publisher=[[Auckland Regional Council]] |location=Auckland, New Zealand |access-date=29 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708075215/http://www.arc.govt.nz/parks/our-parks/hillary-trail/hillary-trail_home.cfm |archive-date=8 July 2012 }}</ref> Rose Track, descending from Anawhata Road to Whites Beach, is named after the Rose family.<ref name="Dye2008"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Hillary Trail Waitakere Ranges Regional Park|url=http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/walkingtracks/Documents/HillaryTrailWaitakereRangesRegionalPark-9Oct2012.pdf|website=Auckland Regional Council (arc)|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref>

The South Ridge of Aoraki / Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain, was renamed Hillary Ridge on 18 August 2011. Hillary and three other climbers were the first party to successfully climb the ridge in 1948.<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_5422211">{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5422211/Aoraki-Mt-Cook-ridge-named-after-Hillary|title=Aoraki/Mt Cook ridge named after Hillary|author=Levy, Danya|date=10 August 2011|work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |access-date=13 November 2011}}</ref> In September 2013 the Government of Nepal proposed naming a {{convert|7681|m|ft|0}} mountain in Nepal [[Hillary Peak]] in his honour.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/06/mount-everest-hillary-tensing-peaks|work=[[The Guardian]] |title= Mount Everest: Hillary and Tenzing to have peaks named after them| date=6 September 2013}}</ref> After the ''[[New Horizons]]'' mission discovered a mountain range on [[Pluto]] on 14 July 2015, it was officially named [[Hillary Montes]] (Hillary Mountains) by [[International Astronomical Union]].<ref>{{cite web|title=First Official Pluto Feature Names|url=https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia21944-first-official-pluto-feature-names|publisher=[[NASA]]|access-date=30 May 2023}}</ref>
The [[Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal]], awarded by the Nepalese NGO Mountain Legacy "for remarkable service in the conservation of culture and nature in mountainous regions" was inaugurated in 2003, with the approval of Sir Edmund Hillary. 
A [[bronze]] bust of Hillary (circa 1953) by [[Ophelia Gordon Bell]] is in the [[Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa|Te Papa museum]] in Wellington, New Zealand.<ref name="TePapa">{{cite web|url=http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/38819|title=Object: Sir Edmund :)Hillary|work=Collections Online|publisher=Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref>
The Sir Edmund Hillary Archive was added to the [[UNESCO]] [[Memory of the World Register – Asia and the Pacific|Memory of the world archive]] in 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Sir Edmund Hillary Archive|url = http://www.unescomow.org.nz/new-zealand-register/browse/item/50-sir-edmund-hillary-archive?tmpl=component|website = www.unescomow.org.nz|access-date = 22 November 2015|archive-date = 8 October 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151008023520/http://www.unescomow.org.nz/new-zealand-register/browse/item/50-sir-edmund-hillary-archive?tmpl=component|url-status = dead}}</ref> it is currently held by [[Auckland War Memorial Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Sir Edmund Hillary – Personal papers|url = http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_library-manuscriptsandarchives-7267|website = [[Auckland War Memorial Museum]]|access-date = 22 November 2015}}</ref>

From 2016 to 2020, a pilot immigration programme to New Zealand awarded ''[[Edmund Hillary Fellowship]]s'', the benefits of which included a three-year ''Global Impact Visa'' to create, support, and incubate ventures and models that result in positive global impact, from New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite news|title =Escape to New Zealand With Its New Visa Program (If You Don't Mind a Week in a Yurt) |url =https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-05-28/new-zealand-visa-requires-positive-energy-and-a-week-in-a-yurt |newspaper =Bloomberg.com |date =28 May 2019 |access-date = 20 August 2022}}</ref>  After three years, migrants could qualify for permanent residency. The Edmund Hillary Foundation, which operated the pilot, claims that more than 250 of the allocated 400 visas were awarded before the pilot closed.<ref>{{Cite web|title =The Global Impact Visa pilot|url =https://www.ehf.org/blog/the-global-impact-visa-pilot|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20220226021643/https://www.ehf.org/blog/the-global-impact-visa-pilot|url-status =dead|archive-date =26 February 2022|website =Edmund Hillary Foundation|access-date =20 August 2022}}</ref>