tenzing norgay

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{i} (1914-1986) Sherpa explorer and mountaineer, member of the first team to reach the peak of Mt. Everest (in 1953 with Edmund Hillary)
born May 15, 1914, Tshechu, Tibet [now Tibet Autonomous Region, China] died May 9, 1986, Darjeeling [now Darjiling], India Tibetan Sherpa mountaineer. Tenzing served on numerous expeditions before joining Edmund Hillary as sirdar, or organizer of porters. In 1953 he and Hillary became the first two people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. A devout Buddhist, Tenzing left an offering of food at Everest's summit
Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986)

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Norgay Tenzing
a Nepalese sherpa (=a mountain climber employed to guide other climbers) who is often called Sherpa Tenzing. He and Sir Edmund Hillary were the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest, in 1953 (1914-86)