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Tenzing Norgay

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Tenzing Norgay

(born May 15, 1914, Tshechu, Tibet [now Tibet Autonomous Region, China]—died May 9, 1986, Darjeeling [now Darjiling], India) Tibetan Sherpa mountaineer. Tenzing served on numerous expeditions before joining Edmund Hillary as sirdar, or organizer of porters. In 1953 he and Hillary became the first two people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. A devout Buddhist, Tenzing left an offering of food at Everest's summit.


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Regardless, like Tenzing Norgay, they guide the Sir Edmund Hillarys of the skate world to their spots so that they can be "discovered" and documented by the American skate press.
In 1953, the dynamic climbing duo of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people known to reach the towering summit.
Among today's young readers, there may be a few who will have the opportunity to re-create some of the world's great adventures--to follow Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay up Mt.
 
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