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Tenzing Norgay was a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer who, alongside Edmund Hillary, made the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953 as part of the British expedition led by John Hunt.
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Tenzing Norgay ranks #4 of 180 in the Explorer ranking, behind Edmund Hillary, ahead of Zheng He.
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Did Tenzing Norgay or Edmund Hillary step onto Everest's summit first?
Hillary and Tenzing consistently presented the ascent as a joint achievement and initially declined to publicize who stepped first. Hillary later wrote that he reached the summit moments before Tenzing, but neither treated that detail as determining credit.
What route did Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary use on Everest?
They climbed from Nepal through the Khumbu Icefall, Western Cwm, South Col, and southeast ridge. Near the summit, Hillary overcame the steep rock step later known as the Hillary Step.
Had Tenzing Norgay attempted Everest before the successful 1953 expedition?
Yes, he had participated in several Everest expeditions before joining John Hunt's British team. In 1952 he and Swiss climber Raymond Lambert reached a very high point on the southeast route before turning back.
What did Tenzing Norgay do after climbing Everest?
He became director of field training at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling, which opened in the mid-1950s. He used his experience to train later generations of climbers rather than treating Everest as the end of his mountaineering career.
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