When Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history by reaching the top of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953 - and returned to tell the tale - they doubted that the world's highest peak would ...

Mount Everest faces severe pollution due to trekking and mountaineering activities, turning it into the "world's highest ...

On this date in history: In 1660, Charles II was restored to the English throne. In 1790, Rhode Island became the last of the original 13 states to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1914, the ...

The death of legendary climber Sir Edmund Hillary on January 11, 2008, brought back memories of the day when the whole world ...

Celebrations and events are marking the 50th anniversary of the first successful attempt to climb Everest, the world's tallest mountain. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay finally reached the 29 ...

It was the call the family of a young British climber who went missing on Everest 100 years ago ... 29 years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Well-known adventurer Jimmy Chin, who led ...

I'm sure an Everest climb is an arduous ordeal. Even the great Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay used primitive oxygen systems when they became first to top out on the peak in 1953.

Sam is a descendant of the legendary Sherpa who first summited Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953, an achievement which cemented Tenzing Norgay as a global hero and spiritual icon.

Mt. Everest was first summited by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953 via The South Col route. Since their historic accomplishment, their path has been the most traveled. This is ...

Seventy years ago, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first humans to summit Everest on May 29, 1953. The British expedition made the two men household names ...

The boots used by the 1953 Everest climb were oversized ... New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the "roof of the world" on 29 May 1953. Their boots were made ...

As the world celebrates the 70th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay — the youngest son of the legendary Sherpa talks about why the ...