George Lowe - Mountain Climber

George Lowe was the last surviving member of the expedition that made the first successful conquest of Mount Everest. He was one of two New Zealanders with the 1953 British group that made the historic ascent.

Lowe,89, died on March 20, 2012 at a nursing home in Ripley, England after lengthy illness.

During the climb, he helped establish the final camp 1,000 feet below the Everest summit. The next day on May 28, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the peak. Since then, over 4,000 have conquered the mountain.

He spent the rest of his life making documentaries of various climbing expeditions around the world. He directed the film "The Conquest of Everest" which was highly acclaimed.