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Man of Everest: The Story of Tenzing Norgay, Sir Edmund Hillary's Sherpa
Man of Everest The Story of Tenzing Norgay Sir Edmund Hillary's Sherpa Author:Tenzing Norgay, James Ramsey Ullman On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary and his sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to conquer Mount Everest, the highest place on earth. They became heroes. But who was Tenzing? What was the trajectory from the Yak pastures of Solo Kum to the heroes' reception at Buckingham Palace and how did he see it? How did he view his own illiterat... more »e and primitive background? What was his point of view on the differences that arose between the British and Asians during the Expeditions? In this text, Tenzing himself answers these questions.« less