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]

Portrait Of Chhang Dawa
Chhang Dawa Sherpa
Born (1982-07-30) July 30, 1982
Makalu, Nepal
Other namesDawa Sherpa
Known forSecond Nepalease and Second South Asian to summit the 14 highest peaks in the world (8000ers)
RelativesMingma 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
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

See also

References
  1. "Chhang Dawa Sherpa". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05.
  2. "World Record: Sherpas: The Invisible Men of Everest".
  3. https://www.sevensummittreks.com/team_details/150/chhang-dawa-sherpa3
  4. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/623453-first-siblings-to-climb-all-8-000ers
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