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Statue Of Tenzing Norgay In India

Tenzing Norgay memorial sculpture depicting the mountaineer on top of Everest at HMI the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. Tenzing Norgay is known also as Sherpa Tenzing was a Nepali Indian climber and mountain guide raised in Khumbu area in northeastern Nepal with origins from Tibet. In 1953 Norgay with Sir Edmund Hillary reached for first time the summit, the top of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the Himalayas and on earth. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#4281600
Date Taken	3 November 2018
Location	N/A
Photographer	Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto

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