Nawang Gombu was a Sherpa mountaineer who was the first man in the world to have climbed Mount Everest twice.
Nawang Gonbu with Lifetime Achievement Award under Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award –2005 category in 2006
Statue of Nawang Gombu Sherpa in Darjeeling
Everest view from Kal Patther
Jamling Tenzing Norgay is an Indian mountaineer and author, best known for summiting Mount Everest as part of the 1996 Everest IMAX expedition. He was born in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, and is th
Nawang Gombu Sherpa
…Being the first person to summit Mount Everest twice (1963, 1965) Being the first Indian to scale Nanda Devi in 1964 Relatives Tenzing Norgay (uncle) Jamling Tenzing Norgay (cousin) Tenzing Norgay Trainor (first cousin once removed) Tashi Tenzing (first cousin once removed) Awards Tiger Medal (1953) Queen Elizabeth II…
Jamling Tenzing Norgay at the Island Peak summit
Jamling Tenzing Norgay with Dalai Lama
Jamling Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary receiving Everest 50 Years Award from Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2003.