Birth of Tenzing NorgayMay 1919
Birth of Tenzing Norgay, from a peasant family from Khumbu in Nepal, very near Mount Everest, which the Sherpas call Chomolungma
Historical person
Tenzing Norgay Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Tenzing Norgay, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Nepal.
6 records1919–19864 events1 places
Chronological biography
1919
1947
Mount Everest1947
Tenzing Norgay joins Earl Denman's unauthorised Everest attempt from the Tibetan side.
1952
Mount Everest1952
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 Everest1953
Awarded the George Medal from the British Government for his efforts with the expedition
1978
Tenzing Norgay Adventures1978
Founds Tenzing Norgay Adventures, a company providing trekking adventures in the Himalaya
1986
Death of Tenzing Norgay9 May 1986
Death of Tenzing Norgay
Record provenance
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