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|aka = Sherpa Tenzing<br>Tensing | |||
|species = Human | |||
|origin = [[Tibet]] | |||
|job = Explorer | |||
|job2 = sherpa | |||
|first mention cs = The Dying Days (TV story) | |||
|first cs = Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book) | |||
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'''Norgay Tenzing''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|ed=2011 reprint|page=348|name="encyclopedia"}}) also known as '''Tensing''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dying Days (novel)|chaptnum=Three|chaptname=Return to Mars|name="dying"}}) was a [[Tibet]]an [[explorer]] and [[sherpa]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name="encyclopedia"}}) who was famous for climbing [[Mount Everest]] with [[Edmund Hillary]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name="dying"}}) Due to being a sherpa he had the nickname "'''Sherpa Tenzing'''". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name="encyclopedia"}}) | |||
== Biography == | |||
Originating from [[Tibet]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name="encyclopedia"}}) he and [[Edmund Hillary]] climbed [[Mount Everest]]; Tensing was the first person to reach the summit of Everest. The [[Eighth Doctor]] later claimed that he remembered Tensing's feat as he had pulled him up, with Hillary joining them a half-minute later. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name="dying"}}) | |||
=== Legacy === | |||
In [[1997]], of speaking about humanity's return to [[Mars]] and the original planting of the [[Union Flag]] upon [[Olympus Mons]], [[David Staines]] referenced the first climb of [[Mount Everest]]; the [[Eighth Doctor]] quietly clarified the claim to [[Bernice Summerfield]], claiming he had in fact been there at the summit. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dying Days (novel)}}) | |||
In [[2011]], inside [[Rowbarton House]], [[Elsie Rossiter|Mrs Rossiter]] told [[Rory Williams]] she would be like Sherpa Tensing when she got her [[knee]] replacements. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Night Terrors (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|name="encyclopedia"}}) | |||
[[Category:Explorers from the real world]] | [[Category:Explorers from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Tibet residents]] | |||
Revision as of 01:15, 22 November 2024
Norgay Tenzing, (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"name":"\"encyclopedia\"","page":"348","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"}) also known as Tensing, (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...{"chaptname":"Return to Mars","name":"\"dying\"","chaptnum":"Three","1":"The Dying Days (novel)"}) was a Tibetan explorer and sherpa (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"name":"\"encyclopedia\"","page":"348","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"}) who was famous for climbing Mount Everest with Edmund Hillary. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...{"chaptname":"Return to Mars","name":"\"dying\"","chaptnum":"Three","1":"The Dying Days (novel)"}) Due to being a sherpa he had the nickname "Sherpa Tenzing". (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"name":"\"encyclopedia\"","page":"348","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"})
Biography
Originating from Tibet, (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"name":"\"encyclopedia\"","page":"348","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"}) he and Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest; Tensing was the first person to reach the summit of Everest. The Eighth Doctor later claimed that he remembered Tensing's feat as he had pulled him up, with Hillary joining them a half-minute later. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...{"chaptname":"Return to Mars","name":"\"dying\"","chaptnum":"Three","1":"The Dying Days (novel)"})
Legacy
In 1997, of speaking about humanity's return to Mars and the original planting of the Union Flag upon Olympus Mons, David Staines referenced the first climb of Mount Everest; the Eighth Doctor quietly clarified the claim to Bernice Summerfield, claiming he had in fact been there at the summit. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"])
In 2011, inside Rowbarton House, Mrs Rossiter told Rory Williams she would be like Sherpa Tensing when she got her knee replacements. (TV: Night Terrors [+]Loading...["Night Terrors (TV story)"], PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"name":"\"encyclopedia\"","page":"348","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"})
