Having reached Everest's summit for the first time, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay shared, with elation and relief, their ...

Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand beekeeper, was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. His achievement became a symbol of human determination and courage, exemplified by Kami Rita ...

Sir Edmund Hillary, who has died at the age of 88, made it to the summit of Everest in 1953, and became the first man on the planet to reach its highest point. As a boy in New Zealand, Edmund ...

History is repeating itself in the world of controversial sports records.

New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese climber Tenzing Norgay - both part of Hunt's team - were the men who ultimately planted the Union jack on the 29,000-ft peak. In doing so, they became ...

From the start, the 33-year-old beekeeper Edmund Hillary (not yet Sir Edmund) was a strong contender for one of the summit slots. "It was his fourth Himalayan expedition in just over two years and ...

After climbing the tallest peak in six continents, there was only one left for Duke Pigott to scale — Mount Everest. After 17 years, including delays during the pandemic and mountainside illness, ...

Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35 members in the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak on May 29, 1953.

Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe with Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (inset) Michael Buckner/Chris Chapman for Deadline/Alfred Gregory/Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images EXCLUSIVE ...

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.

Tokyo International Airport, Japan, Dec. 10, 1960: Sir Edmund Hillary, mountaineer and explorer, addresses gathered journalists at Tokyo International Airport, Dec. 10, 1960. Sir Hillary is on his ...