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©BP/ Barcroft Media/BARCROFT/MAXPPP ; ; ; Le 23/10 Un nouveau trophee, le trophee Sir Edmund Hillary, en memoire de l'alpiniste neo-zelandais, premier conquerant de l'Everest en 1953, recompensera desormais les vainqueurs des test-matches Nouvelle-Zélande - Angleterre, a annonce aujourd'hui la Federation neo-zelandaise de rugby. ARCHIVES Australia ; AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: File picture of Sir Edmund Hillary at his home in Remuera, Auckland New Zealand, June 2007. Legendary explorer Sir Edmund Hillary died today, the 11th of January 2008, aged 88. Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark described the explorer as a heroic figure and said all New Zealanders would deeply mourn his passing. Sir Edmund's health had reportedly been in decline since April, when he suffered a fall while visiting Nepal. He was the first man to climb the 8,850m (29,035ft) peak with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953. PHOTOGRAPH BY BP/ BARCROFT MEDIA LTD + 44 (0) 845 370 2233 www.barcroftmedia.com ********************************************* FRANCE and SWITZERLAND ONLY ********************************************* (KEYSTONE/MAXPPP/BP/ Barcroft Media )