Tenzing Norgay

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Tenzing Norgay

(ˈtɛnsɪŋ ˈnɔːɡeɪ)
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(Biography) 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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