The son of New Zealand beekeepers, Edmund Hillary developed a love of mountain climbing at a young age. And in the 1950s, he had the opportunity to join British expeditions with the goal of climbing ...

Edmund Hillary, who gained worldwide fame after he and guide Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, has died after suffering a heart attack. January 21, 2008 ...

Sir Edmund Hillary (left) and Tenzing Norgay talk at Heathrow Airport in London in 1953. In his 1999 book 'View from the Summit', Hillary said he reached the top of Everest moments before Norgay ...

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 ...

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 ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to stand atop the world’s highest mountain, was remembered Friday as a deeply driven but unassuming man who strived to help the ...

Sir Edmund Hillary’s family will ascend the mountain that made their grandfather a household name in a new documentary being launched in Cannes. Directed by Ben Webster, one of the world’s top ...

Peter Hillary, son of New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary attends a book signing for The Conquest of Everest book in London on May 29, 2013, on the 60th anniversary of Tenzing and Hillary’s ...

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 ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to stand atop the world’s highest mountain, was remembered Friday as a deeply driven but unassuming man who strived to help the ...