Tenzing Norgay
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Tenzing Norgay (/ˈtɛnzɪŋ ˈnɔːrɡeɪ/; Sherpa: བསྟན་འཛིན་ནོར་རྒྱས tendzin norgyé; May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. On 29 May 1953, he and Edmund Hillary were the first confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest, as part of the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition. Time named Norgay one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
Known for
Credits
Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears (1993)
as related character
Beyond The Edge (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
The Conquest of Everest (1953)
as Himself
The Dark Side of Everest (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The Race for Everest (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
National Geographic - Everest, Una Sfida Lunga 50 Anni (2003)
as Himself
Everest At Any Cost (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Himalayan Epic (1951)
Actor
Hillary & Tenzing: Climbing to the Roof of World (2003)
as Himself