Tenzing Norgay

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Sources

1. BookMan of Everest: The Autobiography of Tenzing
2. BookThe Ascent of Everest

member of:

• Sherpa people

  Sources: Man of Everest: The Autobiography of Tenzing

crewmate of:

• Edmund Hillary

  Sources: The Ascent of Everest, Man of Everest: The Autobiography of Tenzing

• Raymond Lambert

  Sources: Forerunners to Everest: The Story of the Two Swiss Expeditions of 1952

reached:

• Mount Everestsince 29 May 1953

  Sources: The Ascent of Everest, Man of Everest: The Autobiography of Tenzing

Appears in15 items

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  Everest: Mallory to Hillary and Tenzing15 items
  • The 1935 reconnaissance · porter21 May 1935
  • The 1938 expedition · load carrierMar 1938
  • The Swiss spring expedition · sirdarApr 1952
  • Lambert and Tenzing reach 8,595 metres · climber28 May 1952
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    The Swiss autumn expedition · climberSep 1952
  • The march from Kathmandu · sirdar10 Mar 1953
  • The Icefall and the Western Cwm · climber12 Apr 1953
  • Camp IX · summit pair28 May 1953
  • Frozen boots · summit pair28 May 1953, 22:30
  • The summit push · summit pair29 May 1953, 01:00
  • The South Summit · summit pair29 May 1953, 03:30
  • The Hillary Step · climberc. 29 May 1953, 04:45
  • On top · summit pair29 May 1953, 06:00
  • “Snow conditions bad” · summit pair30 May 1953
  • A George Medal for Tenzing · recipient1 Jul 1953