(CNN) -- Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that the passing of Sir Edmund Hillary is a profound loss to New Zealand. "My thoughts are with Lady Hillary, Sir Edmund's children, wider family, and ...

(CNN)-- 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.

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 ...

Elite mountaineer, artist, and filmmaker Renan Ozturk has embarked on a collaboration with Revo sunglasses and a new film ...

Edmund Hillary the beekeeper was a big, burly, merry, down-to-earth fellow who had learned to climb in his own New Zealand Alps but had climbed in Europe and in the Himalayas too. He was an ...

Sir Edmund Hillary's daughter Sarah Hillary is setting out to conquer Everest in her own way. Photo / Amalia Osborne She’s internationally renowned for her work as an art conservator ...

Maybe you can blame it on Sir Edmund Hillary, the New Zealander who along with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first humans ...

A search is currently underway to cast the lead role of Tenzing Norgay who will star alongside BAFTA-nominated Tom Hiddleston (Loki) as Sir Edmund Hillary, and Oscar winner Willem Dafoe (Poor ...

Tenzing Norgay When Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Everest in 1953 with New Zealander Edmund Hillary, he had no idea how his life would change. From that moment on, Tenzing became an ...

On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and climbing companion Tenzing Norgay became the first to scale the summit of Mount Everest. It took the two men 15 hours to reach the top. They got to enjoy ...

Those who’ve trodden trails before us, from Sir Edmund Hillary to Henry David Thoreau, have left painted literary pictures that inspire the next generation to push beyond their own perceived ...