(CNN)-- Edmund Hillary, who gained worldwide fame after ... joining the first group to climb Antarctica's Mt. Herschel in 1967 and boating east Himalayan rivers and the Ganges.

In 1957, a team of Kiwis, led by Sir Edmund Hillary, set out to on a journey across Antarctica. they were there to support a Commonwealth Expedition to cross the continent, but soon they'd be at ...

In 1997, I had the privilege of chaperoning the late Sir Edmund Hillary during his visit to support our Malaysia Everest 1997 Project. At the time, I was editing a newspaper that was a major ...