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Tenzing Norgay
Tenzing Norgay Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986) was a well-known Nepalese mountaineer who set a record in 1952 by climbing 28,215 feet of Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. The following year he and Edmund Hillary became the first persons to reach its summit. Tenzing Norgay was born... Read more |
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Mount Everest
Mount Everest peak, 29,035 ft (8,850 m) high, on the border of Tibet and Nepal, in the central Himalayas. It is the highest elevation in the world. Called Chomolungma or Qomolangma [Mother Goddess of the Land] by Tibetans and Sagarmatha [head of the sea] by Nepalis, it is named in English for the... Read more |
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Sir Edmund Percival Hillary
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary 1919-2008, New Zealand mountain climber and explorer. He went on many mountain-climbing expeditions before 1953, when he and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal were the first people to reach the summit of Mt. Everest . He was later knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. In 1958, leading... Read more |
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Hillary, Sir Edmund Percival
...Edmund Percival (1919– ) New Zealand explorer and mountaineer. On May 29, 1953, Hillary and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, were the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He led (1955–58) the New Zealand arm of the Commonwealth... |
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Everest, Mount
...the central Himalayas on the borders of Tibet and Nepal. It is named after George Everest, first surveyor general of India. It was first climbed on May 29, 1953, by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Height: 8850m (29,035ft). |
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Everest, Mount
Everest, Mount a mountain in the Himalayas, on the border between Nepal and Tibet. Rising to 8,848 m (29,028 ft), it is the highest mountain in the world; it was first climbed in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. |
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Tenzing Norgay's grandson says the famous Everest pioneer was unfairly treated
...Everest pioneer Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was unfairly treated...and Hunt," Tashi Tenzing told the Associated...capital, Katmandu. Norgay scaled the 8,850...relationship with him," Tenzing said. Hillary...published after ... |
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Edmund Hillary recalls how Tenzing Norgay saved his life
...how his partner, Tenzing Norgay, saved his life...block of ice. When Norgay tightened the rope...Hillary said: "Tenzing and I were a team...evident Tuesday as Norgay's son Jamling shook...of his father. "Tenzing was a strong ... |
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ARM Recipient of Synopsys Fifth Annual Tenzing Norgay Interoperability...
...presented to ARM, the fifth annual Tenzing Norgay electronic design automation...We are honored to accept the Tenzing Norgay Interoperability Achievement Award...level of productivity, just as Tenzing Norgay's efforts ... |
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Synopsys Awards 3rd Annual Tenzing Norgay Interoperability Award to Silicon...
...presented Silicon Metrics with the third annual Tenzing Norgay electronic design automation (EDA) Interoperability...Metrics is truly honored to be receiving the Tenzing Norgay interoperability award." The Tenzing Norgay ... |
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Synopsys Honors IEEE-ISTO with Tenth Annual Tenzing Norgay Interoperability...
...awarded Synopsys' Tenth annual Tenzing Norgay Interoperability Achievement Award...this year's recipient of the Tenzing Norgay Interoperability Award for our...Interconnect Modeling TAB." About the Tenzing Norgay ... |
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Synopsys Honors Shrenik Mehta with Eleventh Annual Tenzing Norgay...
...awarded Synopsys' eleventh annual Tenzing Norgay Interoperability Achievement Award...am deeply honored to accept the Tenzing Norgay Interoperability Achievement Award...tools and formats. About the Tenzing Norgay ... |
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Jamling Tenzing Norgay is the son of Tenzing Norgay, who, together with...
Jamling Tenzing Norgay is the son of Tenzing Norgay, who, together with Edmund Hillary, was the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Following in his father's footsteps, Jamling climbed Everest in 1996, two weeks after eight other... |
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Tenzing Norgay, 72, noted guide
CALCUTTA, India (UPI) Tenzing Norgay, the Sherpa guide who took Sir Edmund...Darjeeling. He was 72. Police said Mr. Tenzing, a member of the Sherpa tribe of...of a chronic lung ailment. Mr. Tenzing, known as "Tiger of the Snows... |
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Electronic Tools Company Receives Synopsys Sixth Annual Tenzing Norgay...
...received Synopsys' sixth annual Tenzing Norgay Interoperability Achievement Award...We are honored to accept the Tenzing Norgay Interoperability Achievement Award...productivity, just as the efforts of Tenzing Norgay, a ... |
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Alpine Guide Here Wednesday -- Jamling Tenzing Norgay
Out of thin air and into Yakima comes alpine guide Jamling Tenzing Norgay. Norgay is the son of sherpa Tenzing Norgay, first to set foot - along with Sir Edmund Hillary - on Mount Everest in 1953.Jamling Norgay... |
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