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    Tenzing Norgay‚ Mountaineer Tenzing Norgay OSN GM‚ born Namgyal Wangdi and often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing‚ was a Nepali Sherpa mountaineer. Among the most famous mountain climbers in history‚ he was the first individual known to reach the summit of Mount Everest‚ which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary

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    Farah Aboufakhr 6th hour Hillary vs. Tenzing: To the top of Mount. Everest! Sir Edmund Hillary’s‚ View from the Summit and Tenzing Norgay’s‚ The Dream Comes True were very interesting articles on Mount Everest. Climbing though the chilling Himalayas‚ they had to overcome difficult obstacles. In each of their essays‚ they have some things they agreed upon‚ and some they did not. Each perspective brings out a sharp contrast in the personality of both of these men. They did share several similarities

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    live high in the Himalayas. A lot of them have jobs carrying supplies and equipment up treacherous mountains to climbers. The of the most recognized sherpa’s name was Tenzing Norgay. Tenzing had many honorable traits‚ such as courage‚ determination‚ and resourcefulness‚ that helped him accomplish many admirable tasks. Tenzing Norgay was born with the name Namgyal Wangdi‚ probably sometime in 1914. Nobody’s sure exactly when he was born because Sherpas don’t record history. He first lived in the Kharta

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    goal for the vast majority of the trekkers and explorers around the globe. There were a few endeavors to make summit to the Everest for leaving impressions on the famous base camp of Mt. Everest (5364 m) like the legendary Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay- Mt. Everest climbers. However‚ many of them vanished or passed on amid the journey. New Zealand national Hillary and Nepali resident Sherpa were sufficiently fortunate to successfully have the summit to this most noteworthy mountain and set the

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    Controversy Between Man and Mount Everest On the twenty-ninth of May in 1953‚ history was made. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first of mankind to be on top of the world. They had conquered what was thought to be impossible. This achievement was incredibly monumental and resulted in two short stories written by these brave men. “The Dream Comes True”‚ written by tensing Norgay‚ and “View From the Summit”. Although these stories have the similarities often found when telling a tale‚ there

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    Sagarmatha (Nepalese name) The number of people who have climbed Everest to date Major Explorers Covered in this Paper Sir Edmund Hillary First to reach the summit (1953) Led a team of experienced mountain climbers who worked together Tenzing Norgay and the Sherpas Norgay was an experienced climber and guide who accompanied Hillary Sherpas still used to guide expeditions Rob Hall Leader of the failed 1996 expedition Led group of (mainly) tourists with little mountain climbing experience The Impact

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    [pic] Adventure Sports involves activities which are unusual‚ risky and exciting as well. An adventure sport is bold undertaking which involves hazardous action and whose outcome is uncertain. Adventure Sport comprises a very range of activities. Mountaineering‚ rock climbing‚ skiing‚ river rafting‚ kayaking‚ etc‚ are some popular adventure sports. Adventure Sports are undertaken at various places depending on the nature of the topography and the weather conditions. Activities like mountaineering

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    the thinking and beliefs of organization members. Problem Analysis Mount Everest with the height of 8848m is the highest summit and considered the roof of the world and has been the greatest challenge to achieve. When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay successfully reached the summit and became instant legends throughout the world. As many ambitious people throughout world wanted to be the part of this elite group it is important to know the possible causes behind the Adventure consultant and

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    Many people take risks in their lives. The decisions people make in their lives can be life threatening. Several people have made the decision in their lives to scale the highest peak on this planet‚ Mount Everest. Of those people‚ only about 4‚000 people have successfully climbed Mount Everest. If humans know Mount Everest is hazardous then why do they risk their lives for a personal goal? There are rescue services around the Mountain to help and or save them from their own decision. Rescue helicopters

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    Sir Edman Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people who did. The simarities and differances of "View from the Summit" by Sir Edman Hillary and the "The Dream comes True" by Tenzing Norgay are similiar about the events to the top of Mt. Everest‚ but they’re also different in their backgrounds and emotions. They are similiar because they both made it to the top of Everest at 11:30 am. A example is Hillary said‚ "At 11:30 am May 29th they reached the top." Tenzing also said the same thing

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