First Ascent (London: Thames & Hudson, 2013). External links (photo from left: Lowe, Riddiford, Hillary; Cotter (seated)) 1924 births 2013 deaths Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit Explorers of Antarctica New Zealand and the Antarctic New Zealand explorers New Zealand mountain climbers New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Hastings Boys' High School People from Hastings, New Zealand New Zealand emigrants to the United Kingdom Edmund Hillary