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 stands at 29,032 feet, the highest point on Earth. It’s a symbol of human dreams and goals. Since 1953, about 4 ...

The most famous physical feature on Everest, the Hillary Step, at 28,750 feet, is a 40-foot spur of snow and ice. First climbed in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the Hillary Step is ...

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 ...

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

Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, hearing of the continuing British climbing expeditions to Mount Everest, came to India ... ascent of the mountain with Edmund Hillary in 1953. By that time, Nepal was ...

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 ...

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 ...