Tenzing Norgay was the first man who climbed Mount Everest along with a Britisher Edmund Hillary. While on the trek, there were several places where his statue was there , and his museum was also found in this place. On 29th May 1953, they successfully peaked the summit, clumbing up to 29000 feet. I can't even imagine what it must have been like. Just reaching 17500 feet was such an exhausting task, and here we are, talking about 10000 feet more upwards.
Before becoming successful, he had made several attempts and failed. In 1952, he had almost reached up to 28000 feet, but after that, he could not stand the weather and had to come down. otherwise, it would have cost him his life.
After becoming successful in his mission, he became world famous, and then he dedicated his life to developing the Sherpa community in the Kumbhu Everest region.
My guide told me this interesting story about Tenzing Norgay. It's that Indians claim that he is Indian and Nepalese claim that he is a Nepali. He lived on the borders and hence this dispute. Anyways, the fact is that he was a Sherpa from the Kumbhu valley, which is now very much in Nepal, so he is a Nepali.
This museum has more of a writings about his achievements. It's a very small place but gives a good idea to the visitors about his life.
The statue of Tenzing Norgay
This one is interesting. These 2 stones are brought one from the lowest point on Earth and one from the highest point on Earth. The lowest being the stone from the Dead Sea in Israel and the highest being the stone from Everest.
The prayer wheel
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