An expedition is planning to take clients up the world's tallest mountain in record time with xenon gas. But some in the ...

Ever since I was invited by Sir Edmund Hillary to take part in the Himalayan ... to reach extreme altitudes—particularly the summit of Everest—without supplementary oxygen.

(CNN)-- Edmund Hillary, who gained worldwide fame after he and guide Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount ... who not only 'knocked off' Everest but lived a life ...

From here, climbers have a stupendous view of the upper 8,000 feet of Everest ... Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the Hillary Step is the last obstacle barring access to the gently angled ...

The remains of a mountaineer who attempted to scale Mount Everest 100 years ago have been found by an expedition team led by National Geographic, raising the question of whether Edmund Hilary was ...

Fifty years ago, on May 29, 1953, two men stood on the summit of Mount Everest, Chomo-lungma (Goddess ... British as the islanders themselves. Edmund Hillary the beekeeper was a big, burly ...

A former Royal Marine is attempting to complete the world’s longest triathlon which he started in the UK and will finish at ...

Sir Edmund Hillary's ... her famous father Sir Edmund Hillary’s legacy. This month, Sarah, 68, is walking and running the height of Everest, fundraising for the Summit Challenge.

Official data shows that since 1953’s Hillary-Norgay summit, around 9,000 mountaineers have successfully scaled Mt Everest ...

As Nepal marked ten years since the 2015 earthquake, some scars remain—but so does the strength of the Nepali people and our ...

Kami Rita holds the record for the most successful ascents of Mount Everest at 30 times – in May last year he climbed the ...