New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa were the first to ascend to Qomolangma 's summit in 1953. That feat opened Nepal as a popular tourist destination.

1953年，新西兰人·埃德蒙·希拉里爵士和尼泊尔人丹增·诺尔盖首次登顶珠峰，使得尼泊尔成为一处颇受欢迎的旅游目的地。

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Tenzing Norgay was a native Sherpa from Nepal.

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On May 29, 1953, Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa guide, became the first men to climb the 29, 035 feet to the top of Everest and safely return.

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Did they make it then, 29 years before Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay?

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It wanted photos of famous partners in exploration:the Apollo 11 crew of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, and Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay.

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