When Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history by reaching the top of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953 - and returned to tell the tale - they doubted that the world's highest peak would ...

There was much controversy and political intrigue after Tenzing's summit of Everest ... Hillary aside and run for it." We went on slowly, steadily. And then we were there. Hillary stepped on top ...

On this date in history: In 1660, Charles II was restored to the English throne. In 1790, Rhode Island became the last of the original 13 states to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1914, the ...

Celebrations and events are marking the 50th anniversary of the first successful attempt to climb Everest, the world's tallest mountain. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay finally reached the 29 ...

Since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 ... scientists are able to build up a picture of what lies beneath. Over the years, studies have revealed ...

The prospect of standing on top of the world has lured thousands of mountain climbers to Mount Everest since the first successful attempt by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay 70 years ago.

As the world celebrates the 70th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay — the youngest son of the legendary Sherpa talks about why the ...

About 5,000 people have reached the summit of Mount Everest since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first made it to the top in 1953. About 306 people have died climbing the mountain ...

Hillary said the reason there were only photographs of Tenzing was because Tenzing did not know how to use a camera and 'the top of Everest was no place to start teaching him how to use ...