New Zealand says final goodbye to national hero Sir Edmund Hillary . In the congregation is family , Nepalese Sherpas , politicians and friends . His Himalayan Trust has helped build schools , hospitals and airstrips in Nepal since 1961 . The ceremony was held at a monastery in Kathmandu where he died on May 25 aged 82 after spending almost 50 years climbing mountains for his country's independence from British rule.
New Zealand says final goodbye to national hero Sir Edmund Hillary . In the congregation is family , Nepalese Sherpas , politicians and friends . The ceremony was held at a monastery in Kathmandu where he died on May 25 aged 82 after spending almost 50 years climbing mountains for his country's independence from British rule.