Sir Edmund Hillary (right), son of a commercial beekeeper in Taukau, New Zealand and one of the 20th century's greatest adventurers, died Friday at 88. Hillary, with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay, ...

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 fellow ...

Sir Edmund Hillary – who had been the first person to climb to the top of Mount Everest and who died Friday of a heart attack in his native New Zealand at age 88 – came to Chattanooga several times.

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay stood on top of the world. Around them spread the snow-covered ridges and peaks of the Himalayas: frozen crests of huge, earth-driven waves. Far below chasms and ...

In a world where character seems to mean less each day, it's important to step back occasionally to visit those who have it in spades. Unfortunately, many such old-style "heroes" are of advanced age ...

Thousands of New Zealanders flocked to a charity open home on Sunday, March 1, to raise money for the Himalayan Trust. The Auckland home of Sir Edmund Hillary is going up for auction on March 15, and ...

Sir Edmund Hillary died in Auckland (NZ) on 11/01/2008 aged 88. Together with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay he was the first to reach the summit of Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Sir Edmund ...

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, has died, New Zealand Prime Minister ...

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 way ...

The Trust was set up last year with help from the Government to acknowledge Sir Edmund, celebrate this year’s 50th anniversary milestone, and raise funds for the continuation of his life’s work. Until ...