Quote Originally Posted by Trek420 View Post

We named them Sir Edmond and Tensig Norgay (sp?). Sometimes Sir Edmond would climb first, sometimes Tensig.
This is so cool - so many people at the time neglected to mention Tensig and talked about the first man to conquer Everest (meaning Sir Ed). I didn't learn Tensig's name til AFTER I had left school.

I was so wrapped up in what I was doing yesterday that his death has only really registered this morning.

I race today - its one of the hiller courses our club does. Its a 26km circuitt in the country - 16kms is flattish, but te remaining 10 is steady and steep climbs and technical descents. I wont be the first to crest each hill, but I'm riding in Sir Ed's memory - and Tensig's... I wonder if there are good mountains to climb wherever they both are now?