Kushang Sherpa

Kushang Sherpa (Bengali: কুশাং শেরপা; born 15 Feb 1965) is an Indian 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]

Kushang Sherpa
Personal information
Main disciplineMountaineer and
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute , Instructor
Born (1965-02-15) 15 February 1965
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

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

See also

References
  1. "The Sherpas of Everest Series". Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. "everest-60-facts-about-the-worlds-tallest-mountain". Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. "A plot too far for ace mountaineer". Telegraph India. 15 October 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2020.


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