Darby Allin’s climb of Mount Everest has begun. Allin is making the ascent with Adventure Consultants, a New Zealand-based ...

On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and climbing companion Tenzing Norgay became the first to scale the summit of Mount ...

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 ...

(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 ...

The son of a West Sussex veteran of World War Two has paid tribute to her after she died aged 100. Cicely Ball was among the ...

The spring climbing season has begun in the iconic Himalayas, when mountaineers flock to the roof of the world and the earth's highest mountains. In recent year ...

"If it has existed for 50 years, there is no doubt there is value in it," says Tauanu'u Perenise Sitagata Tapu, who performed ...

Named after Sir Edmund Hillary who, along with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was the first to climb it en route to the summit of ...

For as long as he can remember, former Aurora resident Brian O’Malley has aimed high.

April, more than 60 schools and thousands of performers will unite to celebrate an array of Polynesian cultures. The event ...