My tribute to Tenzing Norgay, 1914 - 1986.

This photo (above) taken by Edmund Hillary is of Tenzing Norgay at the summit of Mount Everest on that famous day in 1953. Norgay, who was attached to Hillary by a long rope was just 6 feet behind Hillary when they reached the summit. [Norgay could've shoved Hillary out of the way and dived for the summit - but he did not.]

Wikipedia:

In 1953, Tenzing Norgay took part in John Hunt's expedition; Tenzing had previously been to Everest six times (and Hunt three). A member of the team was Edmund Hillary, who had a near-miss following a fall into a crevasse but was saved from hitting the bottom by Norgay's prompt action in securing the rope using his ice axe, which led Hillary to consider him the climbing partner of choice for any future summit attempt.