Listen to a friend of Edmund Hillary recollect his fellow Everest veteran » "Sir Ed described himself as an average New Zealander with modest abilities," Clark said. "In reality, he was a colossus.

Seventy-two years after Sir Edmund Hillary became the first person to summit Mount Everest, Alex Hillary is carrying on his grandfather's philanthropic legacy.

Sir Edmund Hillary's daughter Sarah Hillary is setting out to conquer Everest in her own way. Photo / Amalia Osborne She’s internationally renowned for her work as an art conservator, but since ...

As the daughter of the great Sir Ed, Sarah Hillary is doing Everest her own way for a special challenge close to her heart ...

A century later, a new book captures the grand scale of the mountain and uncovers more about the expedition and the people at its center.

In March the Himalayan Trust holds one of its biggest fundraisers for Himalayan people: The Summit Challenge. Sir Edmund Hillary's grandson, Alexander Hillary, is the General Manager of the Himalayan ...

A search is currently underway to cast the lead role of Tenzing Norgay who will star alongside BAFTA-nominated Tom Hiddleston (Loki) as Sir Edmund Hillary, and Oscar winner Willem Dafoe (Poor ...

Ever since I was invited by Sir Edmund Hillary to take part in the Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition of 1960-1961 I have had a special interest in the critical factors that allow ...

Did Sir Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953? They said they did. Did Jacques Piccard really visit the bottom of the Mariana trench in 1960? So we were told.

Seventy-two years after his grandfather Sir Edmund Hillary became the first person to summit Mt Everest, Alex Hillary is carrying on the legendary adventurer’s philanthropic legacy in Nepal.