Chhang Dawa Sherpa
Chhang Dawa Sherpa (aka Dawa Sherpa) (born ; 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]
Chhang Dawa Sherpa | |
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Born | |
Other names | Dawa Sherpa |
Known for | Second Nepalease and Second South Asian to summit the 14 highest peaks in the world (8000ers) |
Relatives | Mingma Sherpa (brother) |
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 Makalu (8485 m) in the Spring of 2001 without supplementary oxygen along with his brother Mingma Sherpa.[3] 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.[4]
Mountains summited
S.no | Name of mountain | Year | Season | Height (m.) | Country |
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1 | Makalu | 2001 | Spring | 8485 | Nepal |
1 | Lhotse | 2002 | Spring | 8516 | Nepal |
3 | Cho-Oyu | 2002 | Autumn | 8188 | Nepal |
4 | Mount Everest | 2003 | Spring | 8848 | Nepal |
5 | Mount Everest | 2004 | Spring | 8848 | Nepal |
6 | Mount Everest | 2005 | Spring | 8848 | Nepal |
7 | Makalu | 2008 | Spring | 8485 | Nepal |
8 | Broad Peak | 2008 | Summer | 8047 | Pakistan |
9 | Dhami Khang | 2009 | Spring | 7264 | Nepal |
10 | Nanga Parbat | 2010 | Summer | 8125 | Pakistan |
11 | G-I | 2010 | Summer | 8080 | Pakistan |
12 | Manaslu | 2010 | Autumn | 8163 | Nepal |
13 | Langtang Lirung | 2010 | Autumn | 7234 | Nepal |
14 | Kanchanjunga | 2011 | Spring | 8586 | Nepal |
15 | G-I | 2011 | Summer | 8080 | Pakistan |
16 | G-II | 2011 | Summer | 8034 | Pakistan |
17 | Manaslu | 2011 | Autumn | 8163 | Nepal |
18 | Annapurna I | 2012 | Spring | 8091 | Nepal |
19 | Dhaulagiri I | 2012 | Spring | 8167 | Nepal |
20 | K-2 | 2012 | Summer | 8611 | Pakistan |
21 | Shisha Pangma | 2013 | Spring | 8027 | China |
22 | Dhaulagiri I | 2014 | Spring | 8167 | Nepal |