Chhang Dawa Sherpa
Dawa Sherpa (born Chhang Dawa Sherpa; July 30, 1982)[1] is a Nepalese mountaineer and the youngest mountaineer to summit the 14 highest peaks. Dawa and his brother Mingma Sherpa together hold the world record as "first brothers to summit the 14 highest peaks", a single record shared by the two.[2]
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Other names | Dawa Sherpa |
Known for | Mountaineering |
Early life
Chhang Dawa Sherpa was born and grew up in the rural village of Narbuchaur in Makalu Village of Sankhuwasabha District in Nepal.
Dawa first reached the summit of Cho-Oyu (8201 m) in the autumn of 2000. He and his brother Mingma Sherpa attained the Guinness world record of "World's First Two Brothers" to successfully summit the fourteen mountains of the world which are over 8000 meters in height.
Mountains summited
S.no | Name of mountain | Year | Season | Height (m.) | Country |
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1 | Cho-Oyu | 2000 | Autumn | 8201 | Nepal |
2 | Makalu | 2001 | Spring | 8463 | Nepal |
3 | Lhotse | 2002 | Spring | 8516 | Nepal |
4 | Cho-Oyu | 2002 | Autumn | 8201 | Nepal |
5 | Mount Everest | 2003 | Spring | 8848 | Nepal |
6 | Mount Everest | 2004 | Spring | 8848 | Nepal |
7 | Mount Everest | 2005 | Spring | 8848 | Nepal |
8 | Makalu | 2008 | Spring | 8463 | Nepal |
9 | Broad Peak | 2008 | Summer | 8047 | Pakistan |
10 | Dhami Khang | 2009 | Spring | 7264 | Nepal |
11 | Nanga Parbat | 2010 | Summer | 8125 | Pakistan |
12 | G-I | 2010 | Summer | 8068 | Pakistan |
13 | Manaslu | 2010 | Autumn | 8163 | Nepal |
14 | Langtang Lirung | 2010 | Autumn | 7234 | Nepal |
15 | Kanchanjunga | 2011 | Spring | 8586 | Nepal |
16 | G-I | 2011 | Summer | 8068 | Pakistan |
17 | G-II | 2011 | Summer | 8035 | Pakistan |
18 | Manaslu | 2011 | Autumn | 8163 | Nepal |
19 | Annapurna I | 2012 | Spring | 8091 | Nepal |
20 | Dhaulagiri I | 2012 | Spring | 8167 | Nepal |
21 | K-2 | 2012 | Summer | 8611 | Pakistan |
22 | Shisha Pangma | 2013 | Spring | 8027 | China |
23 | Dhaulagiri I | 2014 | Spring | 8167 | Nepal |
References
- "Chhang Dawa Sherpa". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05.
- "World Record: Sherpas: The Invisible Men of Everest".
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