The Explorers Podcast

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay and the Conquest of Everest - Part 2/5

Jan 26, 2021
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Tenzing Norgay
Tenzing Norgay's life growing up near Mount Everest, the Sherpas, Swiss expedition in 1952, Tenzing's early struggles as a porter, his breakthrough with a British reconnaissance expedition, challenges faced on the ascent, Tenzing's trials and awards
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
Tensei Norgai's Early Life and Influences
04:03 • 2min
3
Tenzing's Early Life in Darjeeling
06:10 • 27min
4
Struggles and Exhaustion on the Ascent
33:17 • 2min
5
Tenzing's Trials and Awards
35:20 • 2min