(CNN) -- Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that the passing of Sir Edmund Hillary is a profound loss to New Zealand. "My thoughts are with Lady Hillary, Sir Edmund's children, wider family, and ...

The spring climbing season has begun in the iconic Himalayas, when mountaineers flock to the roof of the world and the earth's highest mountains. In recent year ...

For as long as he can remember, former Aurora resident Brian O’Malley has aimed high.

KATHMANDU, May 12: Apa Sherpa stood on top of the world Wednesday morning in what ... More than 3,000 people have climbed Mt Everest since Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary made the maiden summit ...

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 ...

Everest) by Sir Edmund Hillary, a New Zealander, and Tenzing Norgey, a Nepali Sherpa more than 60 years ago. Ambassador Nepal is receiving guard of honor amidst a ceremony. (Courtesy: Nepalese embassy ...

A couple of months after retiring from the US space agency, Parazynski attempted to summit Mount Everest but ... He reached the top at 4am on May 20, 2009, making him the first person to have ...

It was still months before the 2016 presidential election that Jimmy Kimmel says an early warning from then-candidate Hillary Clinton stopped him cold. The late night host was chatting with the former ...

Ahead of the election, PBS News spoke to 13 women, ranging in age from 71 to 97, about their lives, the race and seeing another woman atop a major party ticket. Hillary Clinton reflects on decades ...