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Peter Mulgrew
(New Zealand Mountaineer)
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Birthdate: November 21, 1927
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Died: November 28, 1979
Peter Mulgrew was a New Zealand mountaineer, businessman, and yachtsman. He is best remembered for his expeditions alongside Edmund Hillary, including the 1960–61 Silver Hut expedition, during which he suffered pulmonary edema and ultimately lost both feet due to frostbite. He also represented New Zealand in the One Ton Cup. In 1958, Mulgrew was honored with the British Empire Medal.
