Tenzing Norgay
Tenzing Norgay
Person

Tenzing Norgay

Actor 1914-05-20 Khumbu, Nepal

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

FILMOGRAPHY
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Beyond the Edge

Beyond the Edge

2013 · Self (archive footage)

The Conquest of Everest

The Conquest of Everest

1953 · Self

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

2003 · Self (archive footage)

The Dark Side of Everest

The Dark Side of Everest

2003 · Self (archive footage)

The Conquest of Everest 1953

The Conquest of Everest 1953

1997 · self (archive footage)

The Race for Everest

The Race for Everest

2003 · Self (archive footage)

High and Hallowed: Everest 1963

High and Hallowed: Everest 1963

2013 · Self (archive footage)

Everest at Any Cost

Everest at Any Cost

1999 · Self (archive footage)

Himalayan Epic

Himalayan Epic

1951 · Movie

Everest 1936 - Ruttledge

Everest 1936 - Ruttledge

1936 · Self

National Geographic - Everest 50 Years on the Mountain

National Geographic - Everest 50 Years on the Mountain

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Hillary and Tenzing: Climbing to the Roof of World

1997 · Self (archive footage)