I have to admire a guy who is probably the worlds most famous mountain climber and announced to the world that the achievement he is most proud of was building schools and medical facilities in Nepal.

From an article covering the death of Edmund Hillary

During an interview in May 2003, not long before flying to Kathmandu to mark the 50th anniversary of his and Norgay's climb, Hillary said his feats on Everest and at the South Pole did not stand out as personal highlights. "I haven't any doubt that the most worthwhile things I have done have not been climbing mountains or going to the Poles or so on," he said.

"It has been helping my Sherpa friends, building the schools and medical facilities. I think that is what I would like to be remembered for."