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On Tenzing Sherpa The book explains the life
and devotion of Tenzing Sherpa, the first climber of Mt. Everest By A CORRESPONDENT Only a few persons have witnessed the evolution from a mundane life to an extraordinary one. Tenzing Sherpa, the first climber of the Mt. Everest, the highest peak of the world, is among them. Tenzing, a simple man from the Himalayas, became an international hero overnight after he climbed Mt. Everest along with Sir. Edmund Hillary. Although many books have been written about him, this is the first-of-its-kind book based on the personal experiences of Tenzing. Thanks to the translation by James Ramsey Ullman, one can read the challenge and difficulties faced by him. "Man of the Everest" is a story of a man who had been inspired by, and finally devoted his life to the mountains of the great Himalayas. Tenzing tells all about his experiences to the Ramsey who has carefully translated all those interesting events in the book. “This is the story of that great event and the effect that the mountain had upon Tenzing Norgay a humble son of the Himalaya. In his own words, he describes not only the exhilaration he felt on reaching the summit but also the lead up to and many years of preparation that finally culminated in the conquest of this formidable Himalayan Peak,” writes Christopher N Burchet. Since his childhood, he had the dedication to climb Chomolungma. The book also describes the events leading up to the summit and what happened when he and Sir Edmond Hillary set their foot at the top of the world. Tenzing whilst recounting his memories of the actual surmounting of the summit has dealt with the subject very candidly as may be clearly seen in the text, and for the first time a description of the actual happenings in Tenzing’s own words were made available to the world. Ullman’s introduction to Tenzing and his commissioning to write this autobiography were all through the good offices of the United Press Agency. "Tenzing, a simple man from mountains, who overnight became an international hero never allowed the fame to change his basic simple ways. I was privileged to be his friend,” writes John Hlavacek, former United Press Manager to India.
“For I like to think that our victory was not only for ourselves not only for out nations but for all men everywhere. What I felt was a great closeness to God and that was enough for me,” said Tenzing. Unlike his friend Sir Edmund Hillary, Tenzing’s biography is related to his personal life rather than the statement of the expedition. Hillary in his autobiography also gives due credit to Tenzing. From his own story about his school days, his birthplace and his friends, Tenzing describes these things in his autobiography. Man of Everest: The Autobiography
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