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 and a nephew of Tenzing Norgay, climbed Everest in 1963 with the American expedition and again in 1965 with the Indian one, becoming the first person to reach the summit twice.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan and later trained climbers at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling.