Topic: Edmund Hillary
There are several ways to spot the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. You can sometimes see it as your jet airliner approaches...
A touch of luxury is being offered for trampers on the rugged Auckland coastal trail bearing the name of explorer Sir Edmund Hillary.. . Billed as...
You may have noticed a burst of publicity a few days ago about Wellington being named among the 15 scariest places in the world to land in a ...
WELLINGTON (Reuters Life!) - New Zealand will name a part of its highest mountain after one of its most famous citizens, Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to scale Mount Everest, the government said Wednesday.The South Ridge of Mt. Cook, which is ...
Last weekend we had the privilege of being invited to Canadian Chapter of The Explorers Club's monthly gathering. . . It's held each month at the...
KATHMANDU (Reuters Life!) - A 51-year-old Nepali mountaineer, nicknamed "Super Sherpa", climbed Mount Everest for a record 21st time on Wednesday, breaking his own record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain, hiking officials said.Apa Sherpa, who lives in ...
Nawang Gombu, the youngest member of the 1953 team that put Sir Edmund Hillary on the summit of Mount Everest, has died at his home in northern India, family members said on Monday. He was 79.Gombu was barely 21 when he ...
This week on the Stuff You Should Know podcast program, Josh Clark and myself served up a bit of goodness about Sherpas on Tuesday's episode. We...
Wait a minute. Who is that slipping through the locked gate to the Grouse Grind past the 4:30 pm closing time?None other than Environment Minister...
"My God! We've climbed the thing! We've done it!" ~ Edmund Hillary. . Between 1920 and 1952, seven major expeditions had failed to reach the summit...
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In memory of Sir Edmund Hillary
Today, 11 January 2008, Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man ...2008-01-11 -
Sir Edmund Hillary interview
In June 1999 Sir Edmund Hillary gave an extensive interview ...2008-01-12 -
ONE News: Sir Edmund Hillary obituary ...
ONE News' Wendy Petrie looks back at the life of ...2008-01-15
