Multiple choice The first man to climb Mt. Everest twice was Edmund Hillary Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Sungau Nawang Gombu Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation Nawang Gombu of Nepal became the first person to climb Mount Everest twice - first with American Jim Whittaker in 1963, and then with an Indian expedition in 1965. He was Tenzing Norgay's nephew.