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unusual facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport



Didier Delsalle

After sitting on top of the world for 2 minutes, Delsalle lifted off and returned to the Tenzing-Hillary Airport at Lukla, Nepal.

Jan Morris

She reported the success of Hillary and Tenzing in a coded message to the newspaper, "Snow conditions bad stop advanced base abandoned yesterday stop awaiting improvement", and by happy coincidence the news was released on the morning of Queen Elizabeth's coronation.

Liv and Maddie

The show followed Jodie Sullenger (Kali Rocha), mother of Alanna (Dove Cameron) and Sticky (Joey Bragg), who marries Pete Fickman (Benjamin King), father of Crystal (Cozi Zuehlsdorff) and Brody (Tenzing Norgay Trainor), and all six adjusting to life under the same roof.

Pete Schoening

In August 1953, the same year that Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Everest, an American team of seven set out to climb K2 led by Charles Houston.

Tenzing Communications

Tenzing Communications of Seattle was founded in 1999 by software developer Simon "Symonty" Gresham, with the backing of Airbus.

In 2004, Tenzing merged its operations into a new company, OnAir, formed with SITA and Airbus.

The Tibetan Dog

In this film, a young boy named Tenzing leaves for Tibet after his mother passes away to live with his Father in the prairies and encounters a true friend in form of a golden Tibetan Mastiff.

Wangchuk Namgyal

Chogyal Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal (b. April 1, 1953) is the second son of Palden Thondup Namgyal, the last sovereign king of Sikkim.


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