How old was sir Edmund Hillary when he became interested in mountain climbing?

In 1935 at the age

of 16 Edmund Hillary interest in climbing was sparked during a

school trip to Mount Ruapehu which stands at 2,797 m (9,177 ft). In

1939 completed his first major climb, reaching the summit of Mount

Ollivier which is1,933 m (6,342 ft) high and located near

Aoraki/Mount Cook in the Southern Alps.