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The Spirit of ... Adventure

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

The height of teamwork on Everest

A veteran of over 20 years of mountain climbing, Dave Bunting has been in some pretty tight scrapes.

Final farewell for Edmund Hillary

Sir Edmund Hillary has been laid to rest in New Zealand after thousands paid tribute to a mountaineer whose conquest of Mt Everest in 1953 was one of the 20th century's defining moments.

Everest legend Edmund Hillary dies

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.

SI.com: Frank Deford: After climbing Everest, Hillary became a man of Nepal

At the end of the century, I wanted to do a story on Sir Edmund Hillary. All the experts in the United States were carrying on about, essentially, the same characters -- Ruth, Jordan, Ali, maybe Jim Thorpe. But I thought that what Hillary had accomplished with the late Tenzing Norkay, his Sherpa guide, was perhaps the single greatest sporting achievement of the twentieth century.

Time.com: An Interview with the Last Adventurer

An expansive talk with Sir Edmund Hillary about his historic ascent and the life and fame that came after

Time.com: Sir Edmund Hillary: Top of the World

Remembering the man who, with Tenzing Norgay, achieved one of the century's greatest feats: conquering Mt. Everest

Clark statement on Hillary death

Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that the passing of Sir Edmund Hillary is a profound loss to New Zealand.

A child looks at (more) children's books

Children's books don't always engage the audience they're intended for, which is why we asked 6-year-old Andrew Oglesby, son of CNN.com staffer Christy Oglesby, to review a selection of books for young readers.

Sherpas row over Everest record

Nepalese officials are investigating the Mount Everest record set by a Sherpa guide, after rival climbers questioned his claim to have raced from the base camp to the peak in a bare 8 hours and 10 minutes.

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