Tenzing Peak 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 Gyachung Kang be called Hillary Peak and Tenzing Peak as part of a batch of new summits that would be opened to climbers in 2014. It is in fact a satellite
Tashi Tenzing Tashi Tenzing Tashi Wangchuk Tenzing () is a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer. He is the youngest son of Pem Pem, the eldest daughter of Tenzing Norgay, who made the first ascent of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953. Tashi was born in Khumbu, Nepal spent his some childhood in Darjeeling, the famed British hill station and tea growing area in India. He attended St Paul's School, Darjeeling – a private boarding school in the strict British tradition. He made himself quite a name in the outdoor education field, excelling at distance and sprint running, soccer, cricket, gymnastics, karate, hockey and horse-riding