The son of New Zealand beekeepers, Edmund Hillary developed a love of mountain climbing at a young age. And in the 1950s, he had the opportunity to join British expeditions with the goal of climbing ...

Edmund P. Hillary of New Zealand and Sardar Tenzing Norgay of Nepal show the gear they wore when conquering the world's highest peak, the Mount Everest in 1953.

After six years of failure, near-death experiences on Everest, and walking away just 900 metres from the summit, Samir Patham ...

Sir Edmund Hillary, the famed climber and adventurer who became one of the first climbers to scale the peak of Mt. Everest, died Thursday at age 88. The NewsHour speaks to David Breashears, a ...

Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century's greatest adventurers, has died.

Peter Hillary, son of New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary attends a book signing for The Conquest of Everest book in London on May 29, 2013, on the 60th anniversary of Tenzing and Hillary's ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to stand atop the world’s highest mountain, was remembered Friday as a deeply driven but unassuming man who strived to hel… ...

Edmund Hillary, who gained worldwide fame after he and guide Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, has died after suffering a heart attack.

The ascent of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953 was one of the greatest human achievements of ...

Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to make it to the summit of the world's highest mountain before the climbing ...