A century later, a new book captures the grand scale of the mountain and uncovers more about the expedition and the people at its center.

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 ...

Listen to a friend of Edmund Hillary recollect his fellow Everest veteran » "Sir Ed described himself as an average New Zealander with modest abilities," Clark said. "In reality, he was a colossus.

KATHMANDU, Nepal --The first man to conquer Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary, has criticized modern-day climbers for holding drunken parties at base camp, on the eve of the Golden Jubilee celebrations ...