Edmund Hillary
publication date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (part of Fall 2011)
category: Exploration
clue: the first climber to top Mount Everest, not the author of inexpensive travel guides
do-over: This was a "do-over" goo, inspired by incorrect guesses for a previous goo.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Erik Bates, Steve Dunn, and Ryan Dunn
trivia: This goo was inspired by incorrect guesses for the goo of Arthur Frommer.

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