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Tenzing Norgay
(1914-1986)
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Tenzing Norgay was born on 15 May 1914 in Solo Khumbu, Nepal. He was married to Dawa Phuti, Ang Lahmu and Dakku. He died on 9 May 1986 in Darjeeling, India.
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Drame à la Nanda Devi
Self - Lui-même
(as Le sherpa Tensing)
1951
The Conquest of Everest
7.3
Self (Sherpa Sirdar)
(as Tensing Norkay Sherpa)
1953
Toki no hito
TV Series
Self
1964 • 1 ep
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Toki no hito
TV Series
Self
1964
1 episode
The Conquest of Everest
7.3
Self (Sherpa Sirdar)
(as Tensing Norkay Sherpa)
1953
Drame à la Nanda Devi
Self - Lui-même
(as Le sherpa Tensing)
1951
Archive Footage
Previous
22
The World from A to Z with Carl Azuz
TV Series
Self
(archive footage)
2024
1 episode
Tales from the Explorers Club
7.6
TV Series
Self - Everest Explorer
(archive footage)
2022
2 episodes
Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest
7.7
Self
(archive footage)
2022
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
7.7
Self - High Altitude Mountaineer
(archive footage)
2021
History by the Numbers
5.8
TV Series
Self
(archive footage, uncredited)
2021
1 episode
Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries
5.2
TV Mini Series
Self
(archive footage)
2019
1 episode
World's Greatest Mountains
7.2
TV Mini Series
Self
(archive footage)
2018
1 episode
Sherpa
7.6
Self
(archive footage, uncredited)
2015
Beyond the Edge
6.8
Self
(archive footage)
2013
Bergwelten
8.4
TV Series
Self
(archive footage)
2013
1 episode
Burgenland ist überall
TV Series
Self
(archive footage)
2010
1 episode
Nepal - Im Land der Sherpa
Self
(archive footage)
2007
The Dark Side of Everest
7.1
Self
(archive footage, uncredited)
2003
National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
6.3
TV Movie
Self
(archive footage)
2003
Vanishings!
8.9
TV Series
Self
(archive footage)
2003
1 episode
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Alternative names
Tenzing Norkay
Height
5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
Born
May 15
,
1914
Solo Khumbu, Nepal
Died
May 9
,
1986
Darjeeling, India
(undisclosed)
Spouses
Dawa Phuti
1935 - 1944 (her death, 3 children)
Relatives
Tenzing Norgay Trainor
(Grandchild)
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1 Biographical Movie
2 Portrayals
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Together with Sir
Edmund Hillary
, was the first to climb Mt. Everest.
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If it is a shame to be the second man on Mount Everest, then I will have to live with this shame.
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When did Tenzing Norgay die?
May 9, 1986
How did Tenzing Norgay die?
Undisclosed
How old was Tenzing Norgay when he died?
71 years old
Where did Tenzing Norgay die?
Darjeeling, India
When was Tenzing Norgay born?
May 15, 1914
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