Tenzing Norgay

Mountain Climber

Birthday May 29, 1914

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Khumjung, Nepal

DEATH DATE May 9, 1986 (71)

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About

Nepalese man who, in 1953, became one of the first two people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He is widely regarded as one of the most famous and influential mountaineers of all time.

Before Fame

He trained to become a monk at Tengboche Monastery as a teenager but ultimately decided that the monk lifestyle was not for him.

Trivia

He was voted as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century by Time magazine.

Family Life

He was married three times and had four children. He is of Nepali-Indian descent.

Associated With

His partner in climbing Mount Everest was Sir Edmund Hillary.