Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climb Everest - 1953 archive video. Youtube. N.p., n.d.
Web. 2 Jan. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4egTHmDYho>.
This video clip showed an interview that featured Hillary and Norgay. I was able to then
understand how Norgay felt about his great victory.

Hillary, Edmund. View From The Summit. London: Transworld, 1999. Print.
Since Edmund Hillary, Tenzings partner, wrote this book, it gave me an insight about the
two mens personal aspects towards the climb. It also gave me an in depth understanding
about the journey and the hardships they faced.

"Photo of Tenzing Norgay at the summit of Mount Everest, picture taken by Edmund Hillary in
1953." about education. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Jan. 2016.
<http://asianhistory.about.com/od/nepal/p/Tenzing-Norgay-Biography-SherpaConquered-Mt-Everest.htm>.
This picture was taken by Edmund Hillary right when Norgay reached the summit. In the
picture, Norgay is very happy.

"Picture of Tenzing Norgay on His Climb." Tenzing Norgay. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Jan. 2016.
<http://sherpatenzingnorgay.com/home-noflash.html>.
This picture shows Norgay when he reached the summit. I used this to showcase his look
of happiness.

"Sherpa Tenzing Norgay." The Quarry Masonic Forum. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Jan. 2016.
<http://tamrin.proboards.com/thread/779?page=100>.
This was a picture of when Norgay was young, before he climbed the mountain. This
picture shows me that he changed physically as well after the climb, and not only because
of old age.
"Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary." Yelp. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Jan. 2016.
<http://www.yelp.com/biz/tenzing-norgay-trekking-berlin>.
This picture showcases Edmund Hillary alongside Tenzing Norgay. This picture gave me
an insight into their team and how they acted with each other.

Secondary Sources
"Biography." Tenzing Norgay. N.p., 2015. Web. 28 Dec. 2015.
<http://www.sherpatenzingnorgay.com/bio.html>.
This website gave me a brief overview on Norgays life. It also provided me with a
detailed timeline.
Bodden, Valerie. To the Top of Mount Everest. N.p.: Creative Paperbacks, 2012. Print.
This website gave me a brief overview about Norgays journey. It was very helpful for
me to read this book first before beginning my project so I could get an understanding
about my topic.
Clark, Liesl. "Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay." NOVA Online. N.p., Nov. 2000. Web. 10
Nov. 2015. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/history/norgay.html>.

This website gave me quotes by Tenzing Norgay, where he talked about the hardships he faced
along the way. It also told me that since Tenzing came from a poor family, he had not
learned how to write, but could, in fact, speak in seven languages.
"Hillary and Tenzing Reach Everest Summit." HISTORY. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web.
12 Nov. 2015. <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hillary-and-tenzing-reacheverest-summit>.
This source gave me knowledge on what exactly the mountain climbers, including
Tenzing, wore to stay alive. It also gave me general information about Mount Everest
itself, which gave me an understanding about how hard the climb actually was.
"Newspaper Article stating Tenzing Norway's acheivement." Pintrest. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Jan.
2016. <https://s-media-cacheak0.pinimg.com/236x/ff/f0/48/fff0485d9359d4a6fbfaa67310912140.jpg>.
This newspaper is an archive from 1953. The newspaper features Norgays achievement.
"1953: First Footsteps - Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay." National Geographic.
National Georgraphic Society, 1996. Web. 9 Nov. 2015.
<http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/everest/sir-edmund-hillary-tenzingnorgay-1953/>.
This source gave me an insight about just how experienced Tenzing was when it came to
mountain climbing. It also told me the intentions of Sir John Hunt, the expedition leader,
and why he chose to put Tenzing and Edmund together.
"Profile of Tenzing Norgay." Scholastic. Scholastic, 2015. Web. 10 Nov. 2015.
<http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hillary/archive/norgay.htm>.

This website was a basic profile about Tenzings life. It gave me a general overview,
without going in depth, about Tenzings early life and what he did before and after his
expedition to Mount Everest.
Rosenberg, Jennifer. "The First to Climb Mount Everest." About Education. About.com, 2015.
Web. 11 Nov. 2015. <http://history1900s.about.com/od/1950s/qt/mteverest.htm>.
This website was very useful because it gave me specific headings and organized the
information in a way that was easy to understand. It also gave me information about
earlier attempts to the summit of the mountain, and the supplies that were used by
Norgay and his team.
"Tenzing Norgay and Everests Sherpas." HISTORY. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 12
Nov. 2015. <http://www.history.com/news/tenzing-norgay-and-everests-sherpas>.
This website gave me information about why Tenzing was chosen for the trip. It also told
me about how Tenzing came to Darjeeling, where he was selected for the expedition.
"Tenzing Norgay Sherpa." Tenzing Norgay Adventures. Tenzing Norgay Adventures, 2015.
Web. 10 Nov. 2015. <http://www.tenzing-norgay.com/pages/tenzingnorgaysherpa.html>.
This source gave me information about Tenzings love for mountaineering when he was
only 13 years old. It also gave me information about just how important Norgays victory
was to Asia
: The Editors of Encyclopdia Britannica. "Tenzing Norgay- Tibetan Mountaineer."
Encyclopdia Britannica. Encyclopdia Britannica, 2015. Web. 10 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.britannica.com/biography/Tenzing-Norgay>.
This source gave me information about Tenzings achievements after his expedition. It
also gave me general information about his birth and death.