Tenzing Norgay: The Sherpa Mountaineer Who First Conquered Everest
Tenzing Norgay, once a mountain porter from Nepal, helped make history in 1953 when he and Edmund Hillary became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
The article "Tenzing Norgay: The Sherpa Mountaineer Who First Conquered Everest" from BBC's HistoryExtra tells the inspiring story of how a humble yak herder’s son from Nepal became one of the first men to conquer Mount Everest. It follows his early life, climbing career, legendary expedition with Edmund Hillary, and the recognition — and lack of it — that followed.
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