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On May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norgay and teammate Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mt. Everest. Tenzing received instant acclaim for his unprecedented achievement. He quickly became a global ambassador for the Sherpa people

Born: 1914. This is an approximation based on the Tibetan lunar calendar. At the time of Tenzing's birth, the Sherpas did not keep written birth records.

Birthplace: Tsa-chu, Nepal.

Raised in: Thami, Nepal (a village near the border of Tibet, and close to Mt. Everest).

Family: One of 13 children.

Languages: Spoke seven languages, but never learned how to write.

Work: 1933 moved to Darjeeling, India, to work as a trekking porter.

War Years: Indian army ski instructor.

Everest Trips:1935 - First expedition, accompanying Eric Shipton. 1953 - Reaches summit at age 39.

After Everest: Opened mountaineering school in Darjeeling, India, to train other locals as mountaineering guides.

Died: May 9, 1986.

the first man who ever climbb the Everest . he was tth serpa of Mr Hillary when Mr Hillary climb Mount Everest. so i think he was the man who ever climb the mount Everest.

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