Mountaineer: 'Tenzing biopic made me wonder what he would think if he could return to the mountain today'

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Seventy-three years ago, Tenzing Norgay stood on top of Everest, known as Chomolungma in Tibetan, which roughly translates as "Goddess Mother of the World."…

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Sat, 10 Oct 2026 01:20:01 UTC.

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