But some in the climbing and medical world worry whether the strategy is an unnecessary gamble. When Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made their first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 ...

Three hours after departing Phakding, we crossed the final, and highest, suspension bridge, which is named after Sir Edmund Hillary ... Nepali woman to climb Mount Everest from the North side.

Despite the extraordinary feats of Tabei and many other adventurous women, sexism and misogyny in mountaineering have persisted for decades.

Mount Everest climbs hit record highs 70 years after the first ascent, raising concerns over overcrowding, safety and environmental impact.

about the inspirational life of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and his summit of Mount Everest in 1953 alongside fellow outsider New Zealander Edmund Hillary. Balfe will play ‘Jill Henderson,’ a friend ...

Fifty years later, reading the accounts of Edmund Hillary ... Last year, Hillary's son, Peter, joined the son of American mountaineer Barry Bishop in climbing Everest. Tenzing's son, Jamling ...

This is the autobiography of the first man to reach the top of Mount Everest ... years before we shall probably never know. Edmund Hillary was chosen by destiny to be the allegorical champion of the ...

Four ex-military friends are planning to summit Everest without the usual lengthy acclimitization period, relying on ...