Ang Tsering

Ang Tshering (or Ang Tsering) was a sherpa known for his participation in the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition and the 1934 Nanga Parbat climbing disaster.[1] He was born in Nepal in 1904, and worked as a sherpa from 1924 to 1973.[2] He worked as a sherpa for the British expedition to Mount Everest. He was paid "Twelve annas, that's three-quarters of a rupee."[1] During the Nanga Parbat expedition, he spent seven[3] or nine[2] days in the storm until he reached Camp One, and then was able to alert the Germans about the disaster[4]. He worked as a sherpa for the Indian Everest Expedition 1965.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Ang Tshering
Born1904
Nepal
AwardsGerman Red Cross medal

References
  1. Douglas, Ed (2001-04-23). "Ed Douglas talks to the Sherpa of a 1924 Everest expedition". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  2. Stewart, Jules (2001-04-08). "The mist rolled in, Mallory was lost". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  3. 1887-, Mason, Kenneth (1987). Abode of snow : a history of Himalayan exploration and mountaineering from earliest times to the ascent of Everest. London: Diadem. ISBN 978-0906371916. OCLC 16079883.
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