Timeline from 1914 to 1986 This timeline follows Tenzing Norgay from his first Everest expedition, through the 1953 ascent with Edmund Hillary, to his later work in Darjeeling.1 ,2 ,11
1935 Norgay joins his first Everest expedition1 ,12 Tenzing Norgay first joined an Everest expedition at age 20, when Eric Shipton was assembling the reconnaissance expedition. It was Shipton's first as leader and the first for Norgay.
April 9, 1947 Denman's attempt begins21 ,22 Denman and the two Sherpas started their ascent. They reached about 22,000 ft before a storm forced them to turn back.
April 12, 1953 Base Camp is established13 ,23 Base Camp was established for the British expedition led by John Hunt.
May 26, 1953 The first summit pair turns back14 ,24 Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans set out but turned back exhausted high on the mountain, after climbing to the South Summit.
May 28, 1953 A tent high on the mountain8 ,15 Norgay and Hillary pitched a tent at 27,900 feet while their support group returned down the mountain.
May 29, 1953 Hillary and Tenzing reach the summit2 ,25 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit at 11:30 am, three days after the first party's attempt.
June 6, 1953 Hillary is made a knight15 Hillary was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
1954 The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute opens11 Tenzing Norgay became the first Director of Field Training of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling when it was set up.
May 9, 1986 Norgay dies in Darjeeling3 Norgay died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Darjeeling, aged 71.