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Tenzing Norgay GM OSN (/ˈtɛnsɪŋ ˈnɔːrɡeɪ/; Sherpa: བསྟན་འཛིན་ནོར་རྒྱས tendzin norgyé; 29 May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi and often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer.[1][2] 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.[3] Time named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.[4]

Tenzing Norgay


Norgay in Sweden (1967)
Personal information
Birth name
Namgyal Wangdi
Main discipline
Mountaineer
Born
29 May 1914
Khumbu, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal
Died
9 May 1986 (aged 71)
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Nationality
Nepalese, Indian
Career
Starting age
19 years
Starting discipline
Porter
Notable ascents
First ascent of Mount Everest, 1953
Famous partnerships
Edmund Hillary
Family
Spouse
Dawa Phuti (1935–1944; her death )
Ang Lahmu (1945–1964; her death)
Dakku (m. ? – 1986; his death )
Children
Nima Dorje, Pem Pem, Nima, Jamling, Norbu, Deki and Dhamey

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