Who was first to set foot on Mt. Everest, Tenzing Norgay or Edmund Hillary?
Guest5071 Foreigner when come to climb Mount Everest, they will have to take a climbing guide and sherpa for their climbing. The Sherpas will trace out and make the way upto the Top. So, therefore, Tenzing Norgay Sherpa was the first to set foot on Mount Everest. However, both are the first climber of Mt. Everest. Regards, Tenzing Report (0) (0) | earlier Guest3341 Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) all the way baby! Report (0) (0) | earlier Guest7534 Tenzin Norgay (Tibetan Sherpa) Report (0) (0) | earlier Guest8706 Actually nobody knows the answer to this since both kept this a secret. They both wanted to share in the experience. Report (0) (0) | earlier Guest7409 one out of two was the first one who put his foot on mt. everst.most likely he was Tenzing Norgay. Report (0) (0) | earlier Guest4293 I have read the books and watched their documentary,and I did not find out who was the first Ten zing says he was the one but of course Hilary cant be quiet… and so on. But it is not important we were n