(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.

Tenzing Norgay When Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Everest in 1953 with New Zealander Edmund Hillary ... camp for climbers on the same route. Today, climbers set up only 4 camps ...

The Jet Stream will soon subside over the Himalayas, allowing climbers to reach the summits of the highest mountains in the ...

Following a severe earthquake in the Tibetan highlands around Mount Everest at the beginning of the year, authorities have reopened the area around the world's highest mountain to the public. China's ...