Tenzing-Hillary Award

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Tenzing-Hillary Award
Awarded forContribution in Mountaineering
Sponsored by Government of Nepal [1]
Reward रू 50,000 (US$370) [2]

The Tenzing-Hillary Award is the prestigious mountaineering honour of the Government of Nepal. The award is named after Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, the first two individuals to reach the summit of Mt. Everest in 1953. It is awarded annually on the occasion of International Sagarmatha Day (May 29) by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. [3] [4] The receptions can be Nepali and foreign nationals who are honoured for their out-standing achievements and contributions to the mountaineering sector. [5] [6]

Notable Recipients

References

  1. ↑ Online, T. H. T. (May 30, 2025). "Nepali authors honored with Tenzing-Hillary Award for groundbreaking book on Sherpa heroes". The Himalayan Times.
  2. ↑ Adhikari, Priyanka (June 1, 2019). "Shrestha among three receives Tenzing-Hillary award". The Himalayan Times.
  3. ↑ "16th Mount Everest Day celebrated". nepalmountaineering.org.
  4. ↑ "Mt. Everest Diamond Jubilee Celebrations". trade.ntb.gov.np.
  5. ↑ "Seven persons awarded for promoting mountaineering and mountain tourism". kathmandupost.com.
  6. ↑ "Captain Gurung gets Tenzing-Hillary award". The Annapurna Express.
  7. ↑ "International Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) Day observed". english.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  8. ↑ "Captain Gurung gets Tenzing-Hillary award". The Annapurna Express (in Nepali). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  9. ↑ "मिङ्मालाई सगरमाथा सम्मान, 'शेर्पा'का लेखकसहित कीर्तिमानीहरूलाई तेञ्जिन हिलारी पुरस्कार". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  10. ↑ Service, Himalayan News (2023-05-30). "Everest summiteers finally get special badge from Govt". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  11. ↑ "Phunjo Lama, fastest woman to scale Mount Everest, recounts triumph fuelled by love". The Independent. 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  12. 1 2 3 https://nepalmountaineering.org/15th-international-sagarmatha-day-observed
  13. ↑ Online, T. H. T. (2024-10-09). "Dawa Yangzum becomes first Nepali woman to complete all 14 peaks". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  14. 1 2 "'Tenzing-Hilary' Award to the authors of the non-fiction book 'Sherpa'". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
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