Her grandfather Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to conquer Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, with Tenzing Norgay Sherpa more than five decades ago.

Inspired by the feat, her father, Hillary's son Peter Hillary, too ascended the 8,848m summit.

Now the third generation of the New Zealander Hillarys, whose name has become synonymous with the world's best loved mountain, says her dream is to reach the top of the peak in the footsteps of her grandfather and father.

'The attempt can cost one one's life but it is my dream to climb Mt Everest,' says Amelia Rose Hillary, the 18-year-old granddaughter of Sir Edmund.

Amelia arrived in Nepal May to keep up an old family tradition.

Since his ascent of Mt Everest on May 29, 1953, Hillary had been coming to Nepal regularly in the same month to found schools and health centres for his beloved Sherpa community in northern Solukhumbu district, lying in the foothills of the Himalayan ranges.

After Hillary's death this year, there were some fears whether the Himalayan Trust set up by the late legend would continue its mission in Nepal.

'To give continuity to Hillary's work, they have to be extended to other parts of Nepal as well,' says Amelia, who came this month to keep the tradition alive. 'This is the biggest challenge and responsibility for the Hillary family.'..........Read More

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