Tenzing Norgay
ActingBorn 1914-05-20 · Khumbu, NepalDied 1986-05-09
Biography
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.
Beyond the Edge
Oct 24, 2013Rated 6.8 out of 10
High and Hallowed: Everest 1963
Sep 19, 2013Rated 10 out of 10
The Dark Side of Everest
Jan 01, 2003Rated 9 out of 10
National Geographic - Everest 50 Years on the Mountain
May 06, 2003
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Dec 12, 2003Rated 8.1 out of 10
The Race for Everest
May 27, 2003Rated 10 out of 10
Everest at Any Cost
Jan 01, 1999Rated 10 out of 10
Hillary and Tenzing: Climbing to the Roof of World
Nov 10, 1997Rated 10 out of 10
The Conquest of Everest 1953
Jan 01, 1997Rated 5.5 out of 10
The Conquest of Everest
Dec 09, 1953Rated 7.2 out of 10
Himalayan Epic
Apr 18, 1951Rated 10 out of 10
Everest 1936 - Ruttledge
Jan 01, 1936