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Tenzing Norgay GM OSN, born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. He was one of the first two individuals known to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953. Wikipedia
Born: 29 May 1914, Khumbu
Died: 9 May 1986, Darjeeling
Starting age: 19 years
Famous partnerships: Edmund Hillary
Spouse: Dawa Phuti (m. 1935–1944)
Children: Jamling Tenzing Norgay, Pem Pem Norgay, Nima Dorje Norgay, Nima Norgay, more
Awards: Hubbard Medal
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