What is Tenzing Norgay's original name?
Namgyal Wangdi
Ngawang Tashi
Lhakpa Tsering
Nyima Tashi
Answer
Tenzing Norgay, renowned for his mountaineering achievements, was originally named Namgyal Wangdi. Born in 1914 in the Khumbu region of Nepal, he adopted the name Tenzing Norgay later in life. As a skilled Sherpa mountaineer, he gained fame for his successful ascent of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953, becoming the first person from Nepal to reach the summit of the world's highest peak.
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