Sir Edmund Hilary's South Pole experience timeline

Period: Jul 1, 1912 to Jul 1, 1912

1912

Sir Edmund Hillary and his New Zealand party, they were the first to do so over land since Scott in 1912 and the first to do on mortar vehicles.
Period: Jul 1, 1955 to Jul 1, 1955

1955

In July 1955, just a month after being appointed to lead the New Zealand component of the TAE, Hillary raised the idea of carrying on to pole with expositions overall commander, British explorer Dr. Vivian Fuchs.
Period: Jan 1, 1957 to Jan 1, 1957

1957

But in a series of phone calls and telegrams in early 1957 the executive of the Ross sea committee cautioned Hillary against continuing on to the pole without Fuchs express permission.

1912