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Tenzing Norgay
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Tenzing Norgay [ˈtɛnsɪŋ ˈnɔːgeɪ]
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(Biographies / Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986) M, Nepalese, SPORT AND GAMES: mountaineer) 1914-86, Nepalese mountaineer. With Sir Edmund Hillary, he was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest (1953)
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Noun1.Tenzing Norgay - 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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Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were chosen to continue up the south east ridge while Colonel Hunt went down to wait for them at camp four at the base of the South Col, and the rest of the team (including Tenzing?
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Pilots must land without the aid of mechanical instruments at the tiny, sloping airstrip, named after Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary who first conquered the world's highest peak in 1953.
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