Birth of Tenzing Norgay
Birth of Tenzing Norgay, from a peasant family from Khumbu in Nepal, very near Mount Everest, which the Sherpas call Chomolungma
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Tenzing Norgay Biography and Timeline
Follow Tenzing Norgay through 6 dated historical records for Nepal.
Tenzing Norgay, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1919–1986Years on this page
1919
1947
Mount Everest
Tenzing Norgay joins Earl Denman's unauthorised Everest attempt from the Tibetan side.
1952
Mount Everest
Tenzing takes part in two Swiss expeditions led by Raymond Lambert, the first serious attempts to climb Everest from the southern Nepalese side, during which he and Lambert reached the then record height of 8,599 m (28,215 ft)
1953
Mount Everest
Awarded the George Medal from the British Government for his efforts with the expedition
1978
Tenzing Norgay Adventures
Founds Tenzing Norgay Adventures, a company providing trekking adventures in the Himalaya
1986
Death of Tenzing Norgay
Death of Tenzing Norgay
Records, sources and methodology
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