Tenzing Norgay was a Sherpa who joined Sir Edmund Hillary to be one of the first men to reach the peak of Mount Everest.
Brief Overview
There is some debate as to whether Tenzing Norgay was born in Tibet or Nepal. His father was a yak herder, and he was one of thirteen children.
He had assisted a number of trips up the Himalayas and had even attempted to reach the top of Mount Everest prior to his reaching the top of the mountain with Sir Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953.
He later established a trekking service called Tenzing Norgay Adventures, which is currently led by his son, who also reached the top of Mount Everest in 1996.
Tenzing Norgay News
- Google News: Tenzing Norgay
- The Himlayan Times: Govt to Institute Tenzing-Hillary Award (January 16, 2008)
- Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prithvi Subba Gurung on Tuesday said he would forward a proposal to the cabinet to set up a $25,000 Tenzing-Hillary International Award, to be given annually to a mountaineer, from across the world, showing special competence in mountaineering.
- Associated Press: Nepal Names Airport for Hillary, Tenzing (January 15, 2008)
- Tourism Minister Prithvi Gurung said the government was planning to name the airport at Lukla as Tenzing-Hillary airport after Sir Edmund Hillary and his climbing partner, Tenzing Norgay, who scaled the 29,035-foot summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953.
- Globeandmail.com: Norgay Still Awaits Recognition by Nepal (2003)
- The Observer: Secret Past of the Man Who Conquered Everest (2000)
What is Sir Edmond Hillary's passion(1 Answer)
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You can read it from Maholo page: http://www.mahalo.com/sir-edmund-hillary His passion was climbing mountains. The New Zealander was the first in the world, along with ...
