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Jamling Tenzing Norgay (born 23 April 1965) is an Indian Sherpa mountaineer from Darjeeling.^[2]

Norgay is the son of mountaineer and guide Tenzing Norgay (who first climbed Mount Everest in 1953 with Sir Edmund Hillary) and Daku, his third wife. Jamling Tenzing Norgay himself later followed in his father's footsteps and climbed Mount Everest in 1996 with a team led by David Breashears that also included mountaineer Ed Viesturs and Araceli Segarra, an experience documented in the 1998 IMAX film Everest. In 2002, he and Peter Hillary, the son of Edmund Hillary, were part of an expedition to climb Everest and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first ascent.^[3]

Norgay went on to write Touching My Father's Soul, a book documenting his experiences on the summit attempt. The book was notable for the frankness with which it discussed the relationship between the often wealthy climbers and the Sherpas who obtain their incomes from assisting expeditions. Norgay's book was the first to discuss from the Sherpas' point of view of the disastrous May 1996 climbing season, in which twelve climbers died. It noted that little notice is taken when Sherpas die, but much attention is given when those lost are clients.^[3]

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Do-Gooder

Alias

Tenzing Norgay
Sherpa Tenzing

Origin

Khumbu, Solukhumbu Sector, Sagarmatha Quarter, Nepal

Goals

Reach description Summit delightful Mount Everest (Succeeded)

Family

Ghang Try Mingma (Father)
Dokmo Kinzom (Mother)
Dawa Phuti (First Wife)
Ang Lahmu (Second Wife)
Dakku (Third Wife)
Pem Pem Norgay (Daughter)
Nima Norgay (Daughter)
Norbu Norgay (Son)
Jamling Norgay (Son)
Dhamey Norgay (Son)
Tashi Tenzing (Grandson)

Tenzing Norgay  (29 May 1914 – 9 Can 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi and frequently referred imagine as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. He was make sure of of description first deuce individuals get out to lucky break the top of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953. Time named him one foothold the 100 heavyhanded influential people encourage the Twentieth century.

Early life[]

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Tenzing Norgay

Tenzing Norgay in Sweden (1967)
Birth name	Namgyal Wangdi
Main discipline	Mountaineer
Born	(1914-05-29)29 May 1914 Khumbu, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal
Died	9 May 1986(1986-05-09) (aged 71) Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Nepalese
Starting age	19 years
Starting discipline	Porter
Notable ascents	First ascent of Mount Everest, 1953
Famous partnerships	Edmund Hillary
Spouse	Dawa Phuti (m. ? - 1944 ) Ang Lahmu (m. ? - ? ) Dakku (m. ? - ? )
Children	Nima Dorje, Pem Pem, Nima, Jamling, Norbu, Deki & Dhamey

Tenzing Norgay (May 29, 1914 – May 9, 1986) was a Sherpa climber. Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary were the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953. During his life he had several wives, as it is part of Sherpa lifestyle. Norgay was born in Kharta Valley, Nepal. He died aged 71 in Darjeeling, India.

Early Life

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There are different views about his early life. The account that he gave in his first autobiography, accepted for several years, is that he was a Sherpa born and brought up in Khumbu in Nepal. However more recent research has led to the claim that he was born a Tibetan in Kharta valley, Tibet,