One moment 33 years ago dramatically set the permanent course of Dave Becroft’s life. He was destined to stay in New Zealand ...

English actor Tom Hiddleston has been spotted in Queenstown this week as he films a movie playing New Zealand’s greatest mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary.

English actor Tom Hiddleston has been spotted in Queenstown this week as he films a movie playing New Zealand’s greatest ...

Ponant Explorations announced it is supporting an expedition retracing the steps of the 1985 journey to the Geographic North ...

<p> Sir Edmund Hillary, the lanky New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, along with Tenzing Norgay, his Sherpa guide, won worldwide acclaim in 1953 by becoming the first to scale the 29,035-foot ...

The event Thursday marked the 72nd anniversary of the first summit climb of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay.

Having reached Everest's summit for the first time, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay shared, with elation and relief, their victory with the BBC.

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. The ...

Alex Hillary continues Sir Edmund Hillary’s legacy in Nepal through the Himalaya Trust, focusing on education. The trust supports teacher training, scholarships, and classroom renovations in ...

A Great Day in Harlem: The story behind the iconic jazz photo On 29 May 1953 Edmund Hillary, climbing with sherpa Tenzing Norgay, became the first people to reach the summit of Everest. The two ...

In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and his climbing partner, Tenzing Norgay, became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak. Peter’s talk on Friday was titled “70 ...