Ang Tharkay was a renowned Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber and explorer who acted as a guide and later sirdar for many Himalayan expeditions. He was "beyond question the outstanding Sherpa of his era" and he introduced Tenzing Norgay to the world of mountaineering.
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- When was Ang Tharkay born?
- Ang Tharkay was born on 1907 in Khumbu.
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