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Tenzing Norgay GM OSN (/ ˈ t ɛ n z ɪ ŋ ˈ n ɔːr ɡ eɪ /; Sherpa: བསྟན་འཛིན་ནོར་རྒྱས tendzin norgyé; May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer.
4 days ago · Tenzing Norgay was a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer who in 1953 became, with Edmund Hillary of New Zealand, the first person to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak (approximately 29,035 feet [8,850 meters]).
Mar 3, 2013 · Edmund Hillary (left) and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the 29,035-foot summit of Everest on May 29, 1953, becoming the first people to stand atop the world's highest mountain.
Jul 17, 2023 · It’s May 28, 1953, and two men are standing at the top of the world. One, a farmer from New Zealand called Edmund Hillary, reaches out his hand in a formal gesture of congratulations. The other, known as Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa with an infectious smile, pulls him in for a hug.
Tenzing Norgay: This Nepalese-Indian sherpa (guide) and mountaineer scripted history in 1953, along with fellow mountaineer Edmund Hillary when they scaled the world’s highest peak, the...
May 3, 2022 · Tenzing Norgay (May 15, 1914 – May 9, 1986) was a Tibetan climber. Along with New Zealand’s Edmund Hillary, Norgay was one of the first two people to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest (8,848 meters), on May 29, 1953.
Jan 3, 2020 · Tenzing Norgay (1913-1986) was the other first man to climb Mount Everest. At 11:30 am on May 29, 1953, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand's Edmund Hillary stepped onto the summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain.
Aug 16, 2021 · Tenzing Norgay was born in Nepal around 1914 – the exact date of his birth is not on record, but after 1953 he decided to celebrate his birthday each year on the anniversary of his Everest summit. The son of a Tibetan yak herder, Norgay was one of 13 children.
Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986) was a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. Along with Sir Edmund Hilary, he was one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest in May 1953. He became a well-known ambassador for the Sherpa people and after climbing Everest served as an ambassador and tour guide.
When Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Everest in 1953 with New Zealander Edmund Hillary, he had no idea how his life would change. From that moment on, Tenzing became an...
