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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, [1] was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer.
Aug 17, 2024 · Tenzing Norgay (born May 15, 1914?, Khumbu region, Nepal?—died May 9, 1986, Darjeeling [now Darjiling], West Bengal, India) 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.
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.
Aug 16, 2021 · They overcame the final near-vertical pitch of rock and ice using only ice climbing gear and the rest as they say is history. The pair became the first to reach the highest point on earth at 11:30am, where they spent 15 minutes taking photographs before beginning their long descent.
Oct 10, 2021 · On May 29, 1953, Nepali-Indian Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary became the first two people to climb Mount Everest. Growing up around the Himalayas, Tenzing Norgay revered the "mighty mountain" and the "goddess of the summit."
