(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.

Fifty years ago, on May 29, 1953, two men stood on the summit of Mount Everest ... as British as the islanders themselves. Edmund Hillary the beekeeper was a big, burly, merry, down-to-earth ...

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 ...

Lady June Hillary, the wife of late mountaineer Sir ... Her death comes just days after the 71st anniversary of Sir Edmund's summit of Mount Everest with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.

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.

KATHMANDU, Nepal --The first man to conquer Everest, Sir Edmund ... of Hillary and Tenzing Norgay 50 years ago. In the last week, 137 people have ascended the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) summit.