A. The paragraph explains how Tenzing Norgay grew up with an interest in climbing and wanted to conquer Mount Everest.
Tenzing Norgay
Tenzing Norgay, who was also known as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese mountaineer. He was one of the first few people to reach the peak of Mount Everest. Along with Edmund Hillary, Norgay set foot on the highest point on Earth on May 29, 1953.
Norgay grew up in a small village in the mountains in Nepal. Therefore, he had a keen interest in mountain climbing since childhood. Right from his teenage years, Norgay participated in many unsuccessful attempts to scale Mount Everest. However, the failures did not discourage him because he was a headstrong man and did not give up on his dream of reaching the summit.
In 1953, Norgay, along with twenty other sherpa1 guides, joined an expedition by the Joint Himalayan Committee. It was during this expedition when Norgay met Edmund Hillary, who was also a part of the group. One morning, both Hillary and Norgay left their base camp. The duo decided to complete the vertical ascent with 30 pounds of luggage on their backs. Their team members cautioned them that this could be a dangerous task. One of the team members even told them that they were being too ambitious, but they paid no heed to any advice. They both began their ascent and finally set foot on the highest peak in the world on May 29, 1953 at 11:30 a.m. It is believed that both Hillary and Norgay spent fifteen minutes at the peak.
1. a member of the Tibetan people living on the slopes of the Himalayas
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How does the second paragraph contribute to the meaning of the passage?
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The paragraph explains how Tenzing Norgay grew up with an interest in climbing and wanted to conquer Mount Everest.
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The paragraph describes Tenzing Norgay's childhood in a small village in Nepal.
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The paragraph explains why Tenzing Norgay was sad that he never climbed Mount Everest.
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The paragraph describes how Tenzing Norgay failed to climb Mount Everest before Edmund Hillary.
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