In writing this week, we carried out a debate on whether we felt Nepalese sherpa -Tenzing Norgay- deserved the same recognition as British mountaineer -Edmund Hillary- for being the first to summit Mount Everest in 1953. We explored both sides of the argument and prepared our teams for a strong rebuttal.
News story: Year 6 Debate: Recognising Tenzing Norgay’s Importance
16 Oct 2025
In writing this week, we carried out a debate on whether we felt Nepalese sherpa -Tenzing Norgay- deserved the same recognition as British mountaineer -Edmund Hillary- for being the first to summit Mount Everest in 1953. We explored both sides of the argument and prepared our teams for a strong rebuttal.