Sir Edmund Hillary died on Friday, leaving behind a legacy not only as a mountain climber but also as a dedicated philanthropist, says the Associated Press. Sir Edmund, who will receive a state ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century's greatest adventurers, died Friday. He was 88. The gangling ...

With re-enactments and archival material, Leanne Pooley recounts Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s ascent of Mount Everest. By Ben Kenigsberg Bally offers an updated version of the boots that ...

With Nepal's new action plan, along with community responsibility and traveller accountability, every climb should aim to ...

KATHMANDU, May 20 (Reuters Life!) - It's been more than half a century since Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest and now one of his granddaughters is keen to follow in his footsteps and his ...

The first time a climber lays eyes on Everest, it’s hard not to imagine what it was like when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay topped out on the world’s highest peak shortly before noon on May 29, ...

Sir Edmund Hillary's death last week, at the age of 88, has brought some renewed attention to his conquering of Mount Everest, along with Sherpa guide Tenzig Norgay, in 1953. While I've never had any ...

New Zealander Rob Hall, at the 28,000-foot mark of Everest's Southeast Ridge in 1994, led Jon Krakauer's team up in 1996. A storm claimed the lives of eight climbers, including Hall's, on that widely ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world's highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for International Everest Day.

KATMANDU, Nepal — From modest Sherpas to the royal family, Nepal honored Sir Edmund Hillary on Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mount Everest conquest and the climb that tested the ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world’s highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for International Everest Day.