Tenzing Peak peak of Cho Oyu. It was first climbed on 24 April 1965 by Naomi Uemura and Pemba Tenzing as part of a Japanese expedition from the Alpine Club of Meiji University. Tenzing Peak Tenzing Peak is the name which has been proposed by the Government of Nepal for a peak in the Himalayas in honour of Tenzing Norgay, who made the first ascent of Everest with Edmund Hillary in 1953. It is also known variously as Ngojumba Kang, Ngozumpa Kang and Ngojumba Ri. In September 2013 a government panel recommended that two mountains on the ridge between Cho Oyu and
Bottled oxygen (climbing) Bottled oxygen (climbing) Bottled oxygen is oxygen in bottles, a terminology especially for high-altitude climbing. Bottled oxygen may also be for a breathing gas, especially for scuba or surgeries. (see also Diving cylinder and Oxygen tank) When Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first successful summit of Mount Everest in 1953 they used bottled oxygen. It was noted for its ability to increase the user's appreciation of the surroundings. Running out of bottled oxygen was noted as a factor in the 1979 deaths of Ray Genet and Hannelore Schmatz on Mount Everest. By the 21st century one of the