Everest legend Edmund Hillary dies
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. New Zealander Hillary ...
What’s it like to be Sir Edmund Hillary’s grandson?
Seventy-two years after his grandfather Sir Edmund Hillary became the first person to summit Mt Everest, Alex Hillary is ...
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Image of prototype XB-1 caught breaking the sound barrier
NASA has released a new image providing photographic evidence of Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aircraft breaking the sound ...
In Sir Ed's Vertical Footsteps: Alexander Hillary
In March the Himalayan Trust holds one of its biggest fundraisers for Himalayan people: The Summit Challenge. Sir Edmund ...
Meet the Canadian filmmaker who conquered the world's longest hiking trail
Though not a seasoned hiker to begin with, the filmmaker became the first person to complete the world’s longest trail network.
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Edmund Hillary Fellowship elevates foreign fellows to its board
The Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF) has undergone a board refresh which puts its fellows in key governance seats, with the ...
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A human foot found on Mount Everest is renewing the peak's biggest mystery
Beyond Irvine's family, there was another individual who wanted to know the answer to the mystery: the first confirmed man to summit Everest, Edmund Hillary. "I haven't the faintest idea," Hillary ...