Hugh Ruttledge 20 May – was, as a result of disagreements between team members, never established. It was during this expedition that Wyn-Harris found the ice axe which belonged to Andrew Irvine, who had disappeared on the peak on the with George Mallory. One of the men rejected for this expedition was Tenzing Norgay, who made the first ascent of Everest in 1953 with Sir Edmund Hillary. Fortunately, Ruttledge had the foresight to hire Tenzing to come with him to Everest in 1936. In 1934 Ruttledge was awarded a Royal Geographical Society Founder's Gold Medal; his citation read 'For his journeys in
Tashi Tenzing Everest for the second time in 2002. Tashi was married to Australian Judy Pyne Tenzing, and they have a son and daughter. However he made the decision to return to Nepal and married a Sherpa woman and now lives in Kathmandu and runs a trekking company "Tenzing Asian Holidays". On 16 May 2007, he reached the summit of Mount Everest from the Tibetan side. Tashi is a contributor of SummitJournal.com, an international adventure and exploration project. In May 2013 Tashi Tenzing said he believed his grandfather Tenzing Norgay should have been knighted, not just given "a bloody medal". His cousin