The Japanese Women’s Everest Expedition team had been living at a high altitude for six weeks, and were less than a week away ...

Kathmandu rally marks 72 years since first Everest summit A rally wound through the streets of Kathmandu on Thursday, marking 72 years since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first stood atop Everest ...

Nepal's mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world's highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and ...

Sir Edmund Hillary, who has died at the age of 88, made it to the summit of Everest in 1953, and became the first man on the planet to reach its highest point. As a boy in New Zealand, Edmund ...

The upcoming movie will chart the life of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and his summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with Edmund Hillary. What to Read Next According to Deadline, Balfe will play Jill Henderson ...

about the inspirational life of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and his summit of Mount Everest in 1953 alongside fellow outsider New Zealander Edmund Hillary. Balfe will play ‘Jill Henderson,’ a friend ...

Cole Ferrand, left, and Jacob Root have painted a mural of Sir Edmund Hillary on a Colombo St building.JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON / Stuff Two locals, six days and one large empty wall has brought Sir ...

As Nepal marked ten years since the 2015 earthquake, some scars remain-but so does the strength of the Nepali people and our commitment to stand alongside them, and with each other. Sir Edmund ...

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 ...

Sir Edmund Hillary, the first climber to scale the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, has died aged 88. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark described the explorer as a heroic figure and said all ...

A tireless friend of Nepal, June was a supportive wife to Sir Edmund Hillary and played a significant role in his life and work. In her own right, she served for decades as Nepal Honorary ...