Tenzing Norgay

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.

Known For

Beyond The Edge

as Self (archive footage)

The Conquest of Everest

as Himself

The Dark Side of Everest

as Self (archive footage)

Himalayan Epic

Hillary & Tenzing: Climbing to the Roof of World

as Himself

The Race for Everest

as Self (archive footage)

Everest At Any Cost

as Self (archive footage)

High and Hallowed: Everest 1963

as Self (archive footage)

National Geographic - Everest, Una Sfida Lunga 50 Anni

as Himself

Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears

as related character