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The number reflects the large number of climbers that year rather than a spike in the death rate: before 1996, one in four climbers died making the ascent, while in 1996, one in seven died. [10] But it also includes the 1996 Mount Everest disaster on May 11, 1996, during which eight people died due to being caught in a blizzard while making ...
Lhakpa Sherpa (Nepali: Lakhpa Sherpa; born 1973) [1] is a Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber. She has climbed Mount Everest ten times, the most by any woman in the world. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Her record-breaking tenth climb was on May 12, 2022, which she financed via a crowd-funding campaign. [ 4 ]
A Nepali sherpa has been praised for launching a daring high-altitude rescue operation in Mount Everest’s “death zone” – where the limits of human survivability are severely tested.. Gelje ...
Mingma Norbu Sherpa (October 31, 1955 – September 23, 2006) was a pioneering figure in Himalayan conservation, renowned for his efforts in environmental protection and sustainable natural resource management.
The only woman to have scaled Mount Everest 10 times is making easy work of a steep hill in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park. On a blistering July day, Lhakpa Sherpa — whose remarkable story is told ...
Tenjen Sherpa (1987/1988 – 7 October 2023), also known as Tenjen Lama Sherpa, was a Nepalese mountaineer who climbed all 14 eight-thousander together with Kristin Harila in 92 days. [2] [3] [1] He went missing after an avalanche hit on Shishapangma on 7 October 2023. [4] [5] He was declared dead by Chinese authorities on 8 October 2023. [6]
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Chhewang Nima (Nepali: छेवाङ निमा) (c. 1967 – 23 October 2010) was a Nepalese Sherpa who climbed Mount Everest 19 times. [1] He was also called Chuwang Nima, [2] and Chuwang Nima Sherpa. [3] Nima disappeared on 24 October 2010, after being struck by an avalanche near the summit of Baruntse. [1]