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 ...

Weather records from the 1920s may finally put to rest questions over whether Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay really were the first people to reach the top of Mt Everest. It's one of ...

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 ...

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. New Zealander Hillary ...

In 1997, I had the privilege of chaperoning the late Sir Edmund ... do know is that Tenzing Norgay and I were the first to get to the top and back down to the bottom again.” Hillary passed ...

In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and his climbing partner, Tenzing Norgay, became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak. Peter’s talk on Friday was titled “70 ...

On May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary made history with their daring ascent to the summit of Everest, also known as Chomolungma to Sherpas and Tibetans. Today, Rolex is supporting ...

“Sir Edmund Hilary and Sirdar Tenzing ... to fuel him through the burst of rain and up the steep climbs. Edmund Hilary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were similarly partial to a bit of mint cake ...