1. Birth at Tengboche

    · Tengboche, Khumbu, Nepal

    Tenzing's own autobiography located his birth and upbringing at Tengboche in Nepal, though later accounts place his birth in Tibet. The date is known only to the month. Birthplace is disputed; Wikipedia also reports later accounts placing his birth at Tse Chu in Tibet. Exact day is unknown.

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