Mount Everest Day -Sagarmatha Day – Tenzing Norgay

Born on this day: May 29, 1914 — Tenzing Norgay Sherpa

A true Nepali pioneer and mountaineering legend, Tenzing Norgay, along with Sir Edmund Hillary, became the first to summit the world’s highest peak, Mt. Everest (8,848.86 m) on May 29, 1953 — a day he later chose to celebrate as his birthday.

Born at Namgyal Wangdi in present-day Tibet and raised in Khumbu, Nepal, Tenzing’s journey from a humble background to the top of the world is nothing short of extraordinary. After several expeditions in the Himalayas, including three British attempts in the 1930s and groundbreaking Swiss expeditions in 1952, he finally stood on Everest’s summit during the British expedition led by John Hunt.

While Hillary was knighted, Tenzing was awarded the George Medal and the Order of the Star of Nepal. In 1959, he received India’s Padma Bhushan and went on to train a new generation of climbers at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute.

Tenzing Norgay passed away in 1986 but remains a symbol of courage, resilience, and Himalayan pride. In 2008, Lukla Airport was renamed Tenzing-Hillary Airport in honor of their historic feat.

“It has been a long road… From a mountain village in Nepal to the top of the world.” – Tenzing Norgay

https://nepalitimes.com/here-now/everest-70-years-on

Some of the world records in Mount Everest

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mount_Everest_records