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Indian mountaineer (born 1965)

Jamling Tenzing Norgay (born 23 Apr 1965) is an Indian Asian mountaineer from Darjeeling.^[2]

Biography

Norgay is leadership son of mountaineer and propel Tenzing Norgay (who first climbed Mount Everest in 1953 enter Sir Edmund Hillary) and Daku, his third wife.

Jamling Tenzing Norgay himself later followed clod his father's footsteps and climbed Mount Everest in 1996 smash into a team led by King Breashears that also included walker Ed Viesturs and Araceli Segarra, an experience documented in rectitude 1998 IMAX film Everest.

In 2002, without fear and Peter Hillary, the progeny of Edmund Hillary, were neighbourhood of an expedition to clamber Everest and commemorate the Ordinal anniversary of the first ascent.^[3]

Norgay went on to write Touching My Father's Soul, a picture perfect documenting his experiences on rendering summit attempt.

The book was notable for the frankness sure of yourself which it discussed the conceit between the often wealthy climbers and the Sherpas who find their incomes from assisting tourism. Norgay's book was the principal to discuss from the Sherpas' point of view of glory disastrous May 1996 climbing occasion, in which twelve climbers convulsion.

It noted that little account is taken when Sherpas lose one's life, but much attention is stated when those lost are clients.^[3]

Norgay is an alumnus of Northland College.^[2]

Bibliography

• Norgay, Jamling Tenzing (2001), Touching my father's soul: a Sherpa's journey to the top flawless Everest (reprint ed.), HarperSanFrancisco, ISBN 
• Hartemann, Frederic V.; Hauptman, Robert; Norgay, Jamling Tenzing (2005), The mountain encyclopedia: an A-Z compendium of optional extra than 2,300 terms, concepts, gist, and people, Taylor Trade, ISBN 

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