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Tenzing Norgay GM (late May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi, often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese /

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$Sudarshan Gautam, 32, looks at the rear view mirror as he demonstrates his driving skills using his feet in front of media personnel in Kathmandu May 23, 2013. Gautam, who believes that disability is not an inability, became the first double amputee to climb the world\'s highest peak Mount Everest on May 20, 2013. He lost both arms in an accident. Nepal will be celebrating the Diamond Jubilee to commemorate the ascent on Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay from May 26 to 29.$

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$Sudarshan Gautam, 32, drinks water using his feet as he speaks with a media personnel in Kathmandu May 23, 2013. Gautam, who believes that disability is not an inability, became the first double amputee to climb the world\'s highest peak Mount Everest on May 20, 2013. He lost both arms in an accident. Nepal will be celebrating the Diamond Jubilee to commemorate the ascent on Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay from May 26 to 29.$

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$A team of climbers, including 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura, stand on the summit of Mount Everest, in this photo taken by Kyodo May 23, 2013. Miura, who has had four heart surgeries, reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday, becoming the oldest person to conquer the world\'s highest mountain. He took the standard southeast ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay 60 years ago, reached the top of the 8,848 metre (29,028 feet) mountain at roughly 9:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT). He was accompanied by three other Japanese, including his son, and six Nepali sherpas. Mandatory Credit.$

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$This picture dated 26 May 2003 shows an aerial view of the world\'s tallest 8,848 metre (29,028 feet) high Mt Everest (L). Nepal is celebrating the Golden Jubilee making the conquest of Mt Everest, where Sir Edmund Hillary along with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first to scale the world\'s highest mountain, reaching the summit on 29 May 1953.$

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$Nepal\'s tourism minister Prithvi Subba Gurung releases doves at a memorial service for Sir Edmund Hillary in Kathmandu, 15 January 2008. Nepal plans to rename the airport that serves as the gateway to Mount Everest after Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary, who died last week, the country\'s tourism minister said.$

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Sudarshan Gautam, 32, looks at the rear view mirror as he demonstrates his driving skills using his feet in front of media personnel in Kathmandu May 23, 2013. Gautam, who believes that disability is not an inability, became the first double amputee to climb the world's highest peak Mount Everest on May 20, 2013. He lost both arms in an accident. Nepal will be celebrating the Diamond Jubilee to commemorate the ascent on Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay from May 26 to 29.

Sudarshan Gautam, 32, drinks water using his feet as he speaks with a media personnel in Kathmandu May 23, 2013. Gautam, who believes that disability is not an inability, became the first double amputee to climb the world's highest peak Mount Everest on May 20, 2013. He lost both arms in an accident. Nepal will be celebrating the Diamond Jubilee to commemorate the ascent on Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay from May 26 to 29.

A team of climbers, including 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura, stand on the summit of Mount Everest, in this photo taken by Kyodo May 23, 2013. Miura, who has had four heart surgeries, reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday, becoming the oldest person to conquer the world's highest mountain. He took the standard southeast ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay 60 years ago, reached the top of the 8,848 metre (29,028 feet) mountain at roughly 9:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT). He was accompanied by three other Japanese, including his son, and six Nepali sherpas. Mandatory Credit.

This picture dated 26 May 2003 shows an aerial view of the world's tallest 8,848 metre (29,028 feet) high Mt Everest (L). Nepal is celebrating the Golden Jubilee making the conquest of Mt Everest, where Sir Edmund Hillary along with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first to scale the world's highest mountain, reaching the summit on 29 May 1953.

Nepal's tourism minister Prithvi Subba Gurung releases doves at a memorial service for Sir Edmund Hillary in Kathmandu, 15 January 2008. Nepal plans to rename the airport that serves as the gateway to Mount Everest after Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary, who died last week, the country's tourism minister said.

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