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Sir Edmund Hillary, Mount Everest conqueror, dies at 88
Sir Edmund Hillary dies at 88
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Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay conquered Mount Everest on May 29, 1952. Hillary died Thursday at the age of 88; Tenzing died in 1986. In this June 26, 1953, photo, they are wearing their expedition gear at the British Embassy in Katmandu, capital of Nepal.
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