Tenzing Norgay
Sherpa mountaineer who, with Edmund Hillary, was the first confirmed summiter of Everest on 29 May 1953. He later headed field training at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute.
Facts
- Born
- May 1914DisputedExact day unknown. He took 29 May as his birthday after the 1953 ascent; the year 1914 is inferred from the Tibetan calendar and a statement that he was 39 in 1953.Source: Wikipedia (English)
- Died
- 9 May 1986Sources give his age as 71 or 72.Source: Wikipedia (English)
- Nationality
- Nepalese-IndianSource: Wikipedia (English)
First ascents
- Everest, 8,848.86 m, 29 May 1953
Sources
- Tenzing Norgay, Wikipedia (English). Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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