Tenzing Norgay (1914–1986)
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- Norgay, Tenzing
- Andere Namen
- Wangdi, Namgyal
NORGAY, Tenzing - Geburtstag
- 1914-05-29
- Todestag
- 1986-05-09
- Begräbnisort
- Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, India
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- Nepal
- Geburtsort
- Khumbu, Nepal
- Sterbeort
- Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
- Todesursache
- cerebral hemorrhage
- Wohnorte
- Darjeeling, India
- Berufe
- mountaineer
- Beziehungen
- Norgay, Jamling Tenzing (son)
Hillary, Sir Edmund (friend) - Organisationen
- Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
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- George Medal (1953)
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Order of the Star of Nepal
Padma Bhushan
Tiger Medal
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Tiger of the Snows isn't a particularly easy read-- co-author James Ramsey Ullman does his best to turn Norgay's oral history into a written one, but the style of the book gets in the way. It also takes a long time to get to what everyone is interested in -- the climb of Everest. The book doesn't disappoint at the point -- Norgay's recollections of the expedition are interesting and occasionally divergent from the "official" accounts.
The latter chapters were the most interesting to me, as they delve into the rapid transformation of Norgay's circumstances following the biggest climb of his life. It is nice to hear a Sherpa's perspective for a change.… (mehr)