Famous Nepalese Mountaineers

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Tenzing Norgay
(Nepali-Indian Sherpa Mountaineer One of the First People to Set Foot on the Summit of Mount Everest)
Tenzing Norgay
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Birthdate: May 29, 1914
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Khumbu, Nepal
Died: May 9, 1986

Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer, Tenzing Norgay, was one of the first two individuals known to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the other being Edmund Hillary. He was named one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century by Time magazine. In his later years, he became the first Director of Field Training of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute.

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Apa Sherpa
(Nepalese Mountaineer Who Retired After Summiting Mount Everest 21 Times)
Apa Sherpa
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Birthdate: 1960 AD
Birthplace: Thame

Apa Sherpa is a Nepalese mountaineer who held the record for reaching the peak of Mount Everest on more number of occasions than any other person until 2017. He retired after summiting Everest 21 times, a record that was broken by Kami Rita Sherpa. Apa is credited with co-founding The Apa Sherpa Foundation, which aims at improving economy in Nepal.  

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Ang Dorje Sherpa
(Nepali Mountaineering Guide Who Has Climbed to the Peak of Mount Everest on 21 Occasions)
Ang Dorje Sherpa
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Birthdate: 1970 AD
Birthplace: Pangboche, Nepal

Ang Dorje Sherpa is a Nepali mountaineering guide, porter, and climber. He has climbed to the peak of Mount Everest on 21 occasions. Ang Dorje Sherpa is perhaps best known for his role as Sirdar during Robert Edwin Hall's Adventure Consultants expedition to Mount Everest in 1996.

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Peter Aufschnaiter
(Austrian Agricultural Scientist Who was in Tibet for Seven Years as a Fugitive During Second World War)
Peter Aufschnaiter
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Birthdate: November 2, 1899
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kitzbühel
Died: October 12, 1973

Peter Aufschnaiter was an Austrian agricultural scientist, mountaineer, cartographer, and geographer. His experiences in Tibet during the Second World War with fellow climber Heinrich Harrer were portrayed in the 1997 biographical war drama film, Seven Years in Tibet. Peter Aufschnaiter played a prominent role in Tibet, where he helped plan a sewage system and a hydroelectric power plant in Lhasa.

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Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
(The First Nepalese Woman to Reach the Peak of Mount Everest)
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
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Birthdate: December 10, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Solukhumbu District
Died: April 22, 1993

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was a Nepalese mountaineer. In 1993, she became the first Nepalese woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest. However, she lost her life while descending. Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was honored posthumously in various ways by mountaineers around the world. She also became the first woman to receive the prestigious Nepal Tara by the King of Nepal.

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Babu Chiri Sherpa
(Nepalese Mountaineer Who Climbed Mount Everest on 10 Occasions)
Babu Chiri Sherpa
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Birthdate: June 22, 1965
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Taksindu, Solukhumbu District, Nepal
Died: April 29, 2001

Babu Chiri Sherpa was a Nepalese mountaineer best remembered for reaching the peak of Mount Everest on 10 occasions. He was also a humanitarian and environmentalist who wanted to build schools in Nepal. Babu Chiri Sherpa's dream was realized before his death when a school was erected in his home village. 

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Ang Rita
(Nepali Mountaineer and the First Nepalese Woman to Reach the Peak of Mount Everest)
Ang Rita
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Birthdate: 1948 AD
Birthplace: Nepal

Ang Rita was a Nepali mountaineer best remembered for becoming the first person to reach the peak of Mount Everest on 10 occasions. Regarded by his peers as the most skilled and strongest Sherpa guide of his time, Ang Rita Sherpa climbed the Everest between 1983 and 1996 without using supplemental oxygen.

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Nawang Gombu Sherpa
(Indian Sherpa Mountaineer Who Became the First Man to Have Climbed Mount Everest Twice)
Nawang Gombu Sherpa
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Birthdate: May 1, 1936
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Khumbu, Nepal
Died: April 24, 2011

Nawang Gombu was a Sherpa mountaineer who became the first man to have climbed Mount Everest twice, a record that remained unbroken for nearly two decades. He was also the first Indian climber to reach the peak of Nanda Devi, the second-highest mountain in India. Nawang Gombu was honored with several prestigious awards, including the Padma Bhushan and Arjuna Award.