Tenzing

American  

[ten-zing] / ˈtɛn zɪŋ /

noun

1. Norgay, 1913?–86, Nepalese mountain climber who scaled Mt. Everest 1953.

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Example Sentences

Kanchha Sherpa was 19 when he accompanied the historic team led by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the top of the world's tallest mountain in 1953.

From BBC

Kanchha Sherpa was the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that saw Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa become the first to summit the world's highest mountain.

From Barron's

"Everyone knew Tenzing and Hillary climbed Everest but nobody knows how hard we worked along the way," he said.

From Barron's

Sherpa was still a teenager when he ran away from his home in Namche Bazaar -- now the biggest tourist hub on the route to the Everest base camp -- to Darjeeling in India, looking for Tenzing in hopes of finding work.

From Barron's

Tenzing had already established himself in the Indian hilltown, the starting point for mountaineering expeditions at the time.

From Barron's