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I think the really good mountaineer is the man with the technical ability of the professional and with the enthusiasm and freshness of approach of the amateur.
Edmund Hillary
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"I think the really good mountaineer is the man with the technical ability of the professional and with the enthusiasm and freshness of approach of the amateur."
— Edmund Hillary

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I think the really good mountaineer is the man with the technical ability of the professional and with the enthusiasm and freshness of approach of the amateur. — Edmund Hillary

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Edmund Hillary was a Explorer from New Zealand (1919–2008).

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Who said "I think the really good mountaineer is the man with the technical ability of th…"?
This quote is attributed to Edmund Hillary, a Explorer from New Zealand.
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Edmund Hillary lived from 1919 – 2008.