"Tenzing Norgay — the second man atop Everest and Hillary’s Nepali climbing partner" - I'm surprised the author missed this important fact, that Hillary and Tenzing made a pact to not say who reached the summit first. This is illustrative of why Hillary and Tenzing are so beloved: they truly believed in teamwork, not in self-promotion.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/hillary-and-tenzing-s-everest-...