(CNN)-- 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.

Tibetan born Tenzing Norgay, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, both outsiders ... of the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest. After six previous attempts, Tenzing risked ...

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, but since ...

Seventy-two years after Sir Edmund Hillary became the first person to summit Mount Everest, Alex Hillary is carrying on his grandfather's philanthropic legacy.

Two undiscovered mountains that are 100 times higher than Everest have been discovered by experts, changing the course of ...

As the daughter of the great Sir Ed, Sarah Hillary is doing Everest her own way for a special challenge close to her heart ...

Tenzing Norgay When Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Everest in 1953 with New Zealander Edmund Hillary ... Certainly, after the climb up the gap we were both a bit breathless, but ...

Everest preparations ... The mountain's summit remained elusive until 1953, when Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa from Nepal, successfully reached the summit.

Seventy-two years after his grandfather Sir Edmund Hillary became the first person to summit Mt Everest, Alex Hillary is carrying on the legendary adventurer’s philanthropic legacy in Nepal.

In the early years, little was known about the physiological effects of extreme altitude, and mountaineers the world over wondered if they could possibly climb Mount Everest, the world's highest ...

Seventy-two years after his grandfather Sir Edmund Hillary became the first person to summit Mt Everest, Alex Hillary is carrying on the legendary adventurer’s philanthropic legacy in Nepal.