Who was conquered Mount Everest?

First of all Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) was conquered Mount Everest on May 29, 1953 at the age of 33. Hillary became interested in mountaineering while in secondary school, making his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount Olivier. On 11 January 2008, Hillary died of heart failure at the Auckland City Hospital at around 9 am at the age of 88. Hillard’s death was announced by New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark at around 11:20 am. She stated that his passing was a “profound loss to New Zealand”.