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a snowy peak on Mount Everest

Biography of Tenzing Norgay, First Man to Conquer Mt Everest

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Read about the first Sherpa to conquer the historic climb.

This entry was posted in Heroes and Quests, Risk and Exploration and tagged Historic Figures, History, People, Science & Nature on August 1, 2021 by Jessica Volkening-Hayes.

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