(CNN)-- Edmund Hillary, who gained worldwide fame after he and guide Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest ... reaching the South Pole by tractor in 1958 ...

Mt. Everest was first summited by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953 via The South Col route. Since their historic accomplishment, their path has been the most traveled. This is mainly ...

The ascent/descent details are as follows: it took Karnicar four days to reach the summit of Everest. He left Camp 4 at ... skis Karnicar skied down the crest, past the Hillary Step to Camp 4 on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fifty years ago, on May 29, 1953, two men stood on the summit of Mount Everest ... led expeditions to the South Pole and the source of the Ganges). But 6-foot-2 Edmund Hillary has mostly devoted ...

Reuters reported on Wednesday that the authorities in Nepal have been raising the fees for climbing Mount Everest ... route—the South East Ridge or via the South Col. This route was pioneered ...

The Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 11 tons (24,000 pounds) of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton from Everest during ... still at South Col, the last camp ...