Who among the following was the first person to scale Mount Everest twice, i.e. 1963 and 1965 respectively?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Nawang Gombu
Nawang Gombu, a Sherpa mountaineer and nephew of Tenzing Norgay, was the first person to climb Mount Everest twice. He reached the summit on 1 May 1963 with Jim Whittaker of the American expedition, and again on 20 May 1965 as a member of the Indian expedition led by M. S. Kohli. He later served as Director of Field Training at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling.