Tenzing Norgay was a Nepalese Indian mountaineer who was one of the first two individuals to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest. He, along with Edmund Hillary of New Zealand, was a part of the team that took part in John Hunt's 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition. Led by Colonel John Hunt, it was the ninth British mountaineering expedition to attempt the first ascent of Mount Everest. Several other expeditions had been unsuccessful previously, and the team was hoping for success this time. Proper planning and favorable weather conditions ensured that the expedition was indeed a success and Norgay and Hillary became the first individuals to reach the hitherto unconquerable summit of Mount Everest. For Norgay, setting foot on the summit of Mount Everest was the culmination of his long cherished, lifelong dream. Beginning his career as a mountaineer as a part of the reconnaissance expedition in 1935, he had participated in many such expeditions over the course of years, including an unsuccessful Everest expedition. His life changed dramatically after he created history in 1953 by setting foot on the summit of Mount Everest and he received many international honors for achieving this feat. He eventually went on to found Tenzing Norgay Adventures, a company providing trekking adventures in the Himalayas