Sanu Sherpa

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Sanu Sherpa
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Born1975 (age 50–51)
Makalu, Sankhuwasabha, Nepal
Known for Mountaineering

Sanu Sherpa (born 1975) is a Nepalese mountaineer from Makalu, Sankhuwasabha. On 21 July 2022, he became the first person to climb all 14 of the eight-thousanders, twice. [1] [2] He made his first ascent of all the 14 eight-thousanders between 2006 and 2019, becoming the 42nd person ever to do so. [3] [4] [5] Before starting climbing as a porter, Sanu was previously a herdsman in Sankhuwasabha District in his early life. [6]

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Eight-thousander ascents

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References

  1. ↑ "Nepalese climber Sanu Sherpa sets record atop Pakistan mountain". Al Jazeera. 21 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sanu Sherpa Completes double ascent of 14 peaks". Mt Everest Today. July 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sanu Sherpa becomes third Nepali to complete 14 peaks as Sergi Mingote scales 7 mountains in 444 days". The Himalayan Times. October 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Sanu Sherpa, cima en el Dhaulagiri, tercer nepalí con los 14×8000". 8 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sanu Sherpa scaled 14 peaks above 8000m". Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  6. ↑ "Sanu Sherpa's journey from a herdsman to a successful mountaineer". December 21, 2019.


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