On 29 May, 1953, Edmund Hillary (not yet Sir), was the first person to summit Mount Everest, along with his team mate Tenzing Norgay. This year marked the 70th anniversary and we celebrated with 5 Himalaya Day events across four states.

Aileen Davis met Edmund Hillary in 1952, the year before he summited Mt Everest. They forged an extraordinary friendship that spanned many decades. Hear Aileen share her stories at our Sydney Himalaya Day lunch on Friday 2 June.

AHF supporters, Emma Huffam and Trevor Builder are about to complete their 14th 8000 metre Base Camp trek, inspired by Sir Edmund Hillary.

Updates, photos and videos from our 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner, held in October 2022.

How you helped struggling Nepal health centres cope with a crisis, and what happens next.

Find out about the impact of COVID-19 on the people of the Himalaya. What is AHF doing to help?...

Aged care residents took on an Everest summit challenge of a different kind - keeping themselves active and learning about the Himalaya as they went. 

Nepalese artists Artree Collective exhibiting in Sydney's Biennale NIRIN - AHF Himalayan Art Award winner Hit Man Gurung comes to Sydney!

Geoff Bartram and Andrew Lock have been awarded the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal for their work in responding to the Nepal earthquakes in 2015.

Nepal was devastated in 2015 by two earthquakes which left many children without safe classrooms. 5 years on, AHF has rebuilt 87 classrooms in 26 schools.

AHF Head of Programs Tshering OGorman was recently in Kalimpong, where the Gangjong Doeghar Centre is working to promote Tibetan Performing Arts and Careers.

Australian Himalayan Foundation CEO Carolyn Hamer-Smith speaks with Tandin Wangmo, CEO of our partner RENEW, about what our work means for the women of Bhutan. Link to video in article.