Described by Sir Edmund Hillary as "a skilled mountaineer and a formidable explorer...renowned for his considerable determination and refusal to accept defeat", Norman Hardie was a pioneer of the New سԹmountaineering scene. A member of the first team to climb Kangchenjunga in 1955, the third-highest mountain in the world and an arguably more challenging climb than Everest, Norman made numerous first ascents both in New سԹand the Himalayas. He has been to Antarctica on three occasions, as an instructor, surveyor, and as leader of Scott Base, and was a director of Hillary’s Himalayan Trust.
Photo credit: ©Antarctica New سԹPictorial Collection, 1984
