Two at the Top: A Shared Dream of Everest Krishnaswami Uma
Two at the Top: A Shared Dream of Everest Krishnaswami Uma Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest.Tenzing Norgay grew up in…
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Two at the Top: A Shared Dream of Everest Krishnaswami Uma
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest.Tenzing Norgay grew up in Nepal, herding yaks in the shadow of Chomolungma, the mountain also known as Everest. He becomes a guide, leading treks through the Himalayas, and finally attempts the highest mountain himself, but doesn't make it.Across the ocean, in New Zealand, Edmund Hillary grew up tending his father's bees. He has always dreamed of climbing to the top.
He tries Everest, with no success.In 1953, the two men set out on the same expedition to climb Everest. He climbed his first mountain at sixteen and has climbed all over the world ever since. Their party numbers four hundred, counting all the guides and porters.
But the climb is grueling, and eventually Norgay and Hillary are the only two determined to continue. They