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aabbcc asked in Education & ReferenceTrivia · 1 decade ago

What Sherpa guide had a Nepalese name that meant “Wealthy-fortunate Follower of Religion”?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Tenzing Norgay. also spelled Norkey or Norkay is for Radio Trivia

    Source(s): (Nepalese“Wealthy-Fortunate Follower of Religion”) born May 15, 1914, Tshechu, Tibet [now Tibet Autonomous Region, China] died May 9, 1986, Darjeeling [now Darjiling], West Bengal, India Tenzing Norgay. UPI/EB Inc. Norgay also spelled Norkey or Norkay , original name Namgyal Wangdi Tibetan mountaineer who, with Edmund (later Sir Edmund) Hillary of New Zealand, was the first person to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak (29,035 feet [8,850 metres]). It is not known exactly when, how, or under what conditions Tenzing came to live in Khumbu…
  • 1 decade ago

    Tenzing Norgay, who ascended Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary

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