Climbing Mt. Everest with Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary

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It is every mountaineers dream to climb Mt. Everest, but according to history.com this is also a risky dream with about 240 known people who have died while trying to summit this mountain. Choosing the right guide to help you climb is vital for a successful climb. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay are great guides for future climbers because they care about the safety of each other, their knowledge of detail, and their decision making skills all make them great guides for future climbers. Tenzing Norgay throughout his account of the climb found in his narrative “The Dream Comes True” talks about how he cared more about the safety of Sir Edmund Hillary than he did of himself. Tenzing states in his narrative that when Hillary was climbing the cliff he belayed Hillary up to the top of the cliff so; the ice would not give away on Hillary. Tenzing also states that he let Sir Edmund Hillary step up on the summit first and then he did. These two actions show that Tenzing Norgay cared more about the safety of Hillary than he did of himself. Even though Tenzing Norgay cared about the well-being of Sir Edmund Hillary, Hillary also cared about the well being of Tenzing Norgay. In Sir Edmund Hillary narrative ‘View from the Summit” he states that he cleared ice out of Tenzing Norgay mask so that Norgay could breathe. He also states that he toke a picture of Tenzing Norgay at the summit holding his ice axe and the flags. These actions mentioned above show that Sir Edmund Hillary cared about the well-being of Tenzing Norgay. With both Norgay and Hillary caring about each other’s well-being, it shows that they would care about another climber’s well-being before themselves. They would treat the other climber with the most care possible to ...

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...nt during the climb, giving them the best choice for prospective climbers. They are able to make decisions such as switch out oxygen tanks and to use an axe and rope to climb the cliff shows that they can make major decisions during extreme conditions. For these reasons this is why Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary both are the best choice for hopeful climbers.

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Norgay, Tenzing. "The Dream Comes True." Prentice Hall: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. Ed. Pearson Education, Inc. New Jersey. Pg. 30-36. Print.
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