Kushang Sherpa

Last updated

Kushang Sherpa
Personal information
Birth nameKushang Dorjee Sherpa
Main discipline Mountaineer and
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute , Instructor
Born (1965-02-15) 15 February 1965 (age 58)
Makalu Area, Nepal
NationalityIndian
Career
Notable ascentsFirst in The World who summited Mount Everest from three sides. Two times from south col ,two times from North col and once from difficult khangsung face.
Family
Children4

Kushang Dorjee Sherpa (born 15 Feb 1965) is an Indian Sherpa mountaineer, who in 1998 became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest from three sides. [1] [2] In recognition of his achievements, Government of India in 2003 awarded him with Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award. [3]

Contents

Early life

Kushang Sherpa was born on 15 February 1965 in a village in the Himalayas named Walung near Makalu base, Nepal. He ran away from home the first time at the age of 14 to work as a porter on an expedition that was passing through his village. He is the first person to have summited Mount Everest from three points of the compass. [1] [2] Kushang Dorjee Sherpa is from Makalu originally, presently he lives in Darjeeling, West Bengal of India. [1]

Ascents

Sherpa is the first person who has summited Mount Everest from three points of the compass. Kushang Dorjee Sherpa first summited Everest on 10 May 1993 via the standard south east ridge route. Next, he summited via the standard north east ridge route on 17 May 1996. On 28 May 1998, he summited a third time the standard south east ridge. His fourth summit was via the east face (Khangsung face) of Everest on 28 May 1999. Kushang Sherpa lives in Darjeeling today. [1] [2]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Everest</span> Earths highest mountain

Mount Everest is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation of 8,848.86 m was most recently established in 2020 by the Chinese and Nepali authorities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tenzing Norgay</span> Nepali-Indian mountaineer (1914–1986)

Tenzing Norgay, born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. He was one of the first two people known to certainly reach the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953. Time named Norgay one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Makalu</span> Eight-thousander and 5th-highest mountain on Earth, located in Nepal and China

Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,481 metres (27,825 ft). It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest, on the China–Nepal border. One of the eight-thousanders, Makalu is an isolated peak in the shape of a four-sided pyramid.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pumori</span> Mountain in the Himalayan range, located in Nepal and China

Pumori is a mountain on the Nepal-China border in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Pumori lies just eight kilometres west of Mount Everest. Pumori, meaning "the Mountain Daughter" in Sherpa language, was named by George Mallory. "Pumo" means young girl or daughter and "Ri" means mountain in Sherpa language. Climbers sometimes refer to Pumori as "Everest's Daughter". Mallory also called it Clare Peak, after his daughter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Timeline of Mount Everest expeditions</span>

Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at 8,849 metres (29,031.7 ft) above sea level. It is situated in the Himalayan range of Solukhumbu district, Nepal.

Lincoln Ross Hall OAM was a veteran Australian mountain climber, adventurer, author and philanthropist. Lincoln was part of the first Australian expedition to climb Mount Everest in 1984, which successfully forged a new route. He reached the summit of the mountain on his second attempt in 2006, miraculously surviving the night at 8,700 m (28,543 ft) on descent, after his family was told he had died.

Nawang Gombu was a Sherpa mountaineer who was the first man in the world to have climbed Mount Everest twice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">H. P. S. Ahluwalia</span> Indian mountaineer (1936–2022)

Major Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia was an Indian mountaineer, author, social worker and Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) officer. During his career he made contributions in the fields of adventure, sports, environment, disability and social work. He is one of six Indian men and the twenty first man in the world to climb Mount Everest. On 29 May 1965, 12 years to the day from the first ascent of Mount Everest, he made the summit with the fourth and final successful attempt of the 1965 Indian Everest Expedition along with H. C. S. Rawat and Phu Dorjee Sherpa. This was the first time three climbers stood on the summit together.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Artur Hajzer</span> Polish mountain climber

Artur Henryk Hajzer was a Polish mountaineer. Hajzer climbed seven eight-thousanders, several via new routes and made the first winter climb of Annapurna on February 3, 1987. He also summited Annapurna East (8010m) via a new route up the SE face in 1988. All these climbs were done together with Jerzy Kukuczka, without supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support. Artur also attempted Lhotse South Face three times, reaching 8200 m in 1985, 8300 m in 1987 and 7200 m in 1989. He also organised a rescue operation on Mount Everest’s West Ridge for Andrzej Marciniak in 1989. On September 30, 2011, he summited Makalu with Adam Bielecki and Tomasz Wolfart. In July 2013 he died after falling in the Japanese Coloir after an attempt to reach the summit of Gasherbrum I.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harish Chandra Singh Rawat</span> Indian mountaineer

Harish Chandra Singh Rawat was a mountaineer who climbed the Mt. Everest in 1965. He was one of the 9 summiters of the first successful Indian Everest Expeditions that climbed Mount Everest in May 1965 led by Captain M S Kohli. He is the seventh Indian man and twenty second man in world that climbed Mount Everest. On May 24, 1965 Vohra and Ang Kami Sherpa together reached the top of Mount Everest On May 29, 12 years to the day from the first ascent of Mount Everest the fourth and last summit team with Major H. P. S. Ahluwalia and Phu Dorjee Sherpa, Rawat reached on the summit. This was the first time three climbers stood on the summit together.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hannelore Schmatz</span> German mountaineer (1940–1979)

Hannelore Schmatz was a German mountaineer who was the fourth woman to summit Mount Everest. She collapsed and died as she was returning from summiting Everest via the southern route; Schmatz was the first woman and first German citizen to die on the upper slopes of Everest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arjun Vajpai</span> Indian mountaineer

Arjun Vajpai is an Indian mountaineer, who became the world's youngest mountaineer to summit six peaks over 8,000 meters in the year 2018.

Phu Dorjee was a Sherpa and the first Indian to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. He did so on May 5, 1984 on a solo ascent from the South East Ridge. Dorjee died in 1987 on the Kanchanjunga Expedition of the Assam Rifles.

Darshan Kumar Khullar is an Indian mountaineer, writer and a former brigadier of the Indian Army. He led the Everest expedition which included Bachendri Pal and Phu Dorjee that summitted the peak in May 1984. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1965 Indian Everest Expedition</span> First successful Indian summit of Mount Everest

The 1965 Indian Everest Expedition reached the summit of Mount Everest on 20 May 1965. It was the first successful scaling of the mountain by an Indian climbing expedition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phu Dorjee Sherpa</span> Nepalese summiter of Mount Everest

Phu Dorjee Sherpa was the first Nepali man and twenty-third person in the world to climb Mount Everest. He was a member of the third Indian Everest Expedition 1965, led by Captain M S Kohli, which was the first successful Indian Everest Expedition. The group consisted of 21 major expedition members and 50 Sherpas. The initial attempt was at the end of April, when they returned to base camp due to bad weather and waited 2 weeks for better weather.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1955 French Makalu expedition</span> First ascent of fifth-highest mountain in the world

The 1955 French Makalu expedition was the first to successfully climb Makalu, the Himalayan mountain 12 miles (19 km) to the southeast of Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and Tibet. At 8,485 metres (27,838 ft) Makalu is the fifth-highest mountain in the world and an eight-thousander.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Sherpas of Everest Series" . Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Bromwich, Kathryn (25 May 2013). "Conquering Everest: 60 facts about the world's tallest mountain" . Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  3. "A plot too far for ace mountaineer". Telegraph India. 15 October 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2020.