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  1. 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.

  2. Apr 11, 2024 · Tenzing Norgay, 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]). After his feat he was regarded as a legendary hero by many Nepalese and Indians.

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  3. Mar 3, 2013 · Learn how the first people to stand atop the world's highest mountain, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, reached the summit of Everest in 1953. Read the account of the 1953 British expedition, its challenges, and its legacy.

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  5. Jul 17, 2023 · A biography of Tenzing Norgay, the first Nepali and first Asian to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953, who preferred to be known as a Sherpa and a humanist. Learn about his life, his identity, his achievements, and his legacy in this article from JSTOR Daily.

  6. Tenzing Norgay, the Sherpa who climbed to the top of the world - archive, 1986 | Mount Everest | The Guardian. A portrait of Tenzing Norgay (better known as Sherpa Tensing). Photograph:...

  7. Tenzing Norgay George Medal (GM) (May 15, 1914 – May 9, 1986), often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese/Tibetan mountaineer. Near his 39th birthday on May 29, 1953, he and Sir Edmund Hillary were the first people known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest, propelling him to a status of worldwide fame and glory. Norgay was ...

  8. May 23, 2018 · Learn about Tenzing Norgay, a Nepalese mountaineer who became the first person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest with Edmund Hillary in 1953. Read about his life, his expeditions, and his challenges on the world's highest peak.

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