Who is Tenzing norgay sherpa when did he climbed Mount Everest
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Please find the bio sketch of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa below. You will find answers to your questions. [See the highlighted points below, they are the answers to your questions].
- Tenzing Norgay was born in May, 1941 in Khumbu in Nepal.
- Despite having no formal education, Tenzing had a working knowledge of many languages.
- He worked as a mountaineer and tour guide.
- He got his first opportunity to join an Everest expedition in 1935.
- After an unsuccessful attempt of Everest in 1947, he finally climbed Everest on 21 May, 1953 with Hillary.
- He was awarded with the British Empire Medal, but did not get permission from the then PM Jawahar Lal Nehru to get knighted.
- He then worked as the Director of field training for the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling.
- He passed away on 9 May, 1986.
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Please find the bio sketch of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa below. You will find answers to your questions. [See the highlighted points below, they are the answers to your questions].
- Tenzing Norgay was born in May, 1941 in Khumbu in Nepal.
- Despite having no formal education, Tenzing had a working knowledge of many languages.
- He worked as a mountaineer and tour guide.
- He got his first opportunity to join an Everest expedition in 1935.
- After an unsuccessful attempt of Everest in 1947, he finally climbed Everest on 21 May, 1953 with Hillary.
- He was awarded with the British Empire Medal, but did not get permission from the then PM Jawahar Lal Nehru to get knighted.
- He then worked as the Director of field training for the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling.
- He passed away on 9 May, 1986.
Regards