Nawang Dorje

Nawang Dorje Sherpa, is a Nepalese mountaineer and mountain guide, best known for the first ascent of Dhaulagiri, as a member of Helvetic-Austrian expedition and many ascents in the mountains of the Himalaya Range.

Mountaineering

1960 – Dhaulagiri, with Kurt Diemberger, Peter Diener, Nima Dorje, Ernst Forrer, Albin Schelbert[1]
1995 - Cho Oyu, September 29 with Tomonori Harada, Shigeki Imoto, Kunga Sherpa.[2]
1996 - Everest, SE Ridge with Pete Schoening, Anatoli Boukreev et al, May 1–13. Death of Scott Fischer.[3]
2000 - Everest, May 19, North Col - North Ridge[4]
2004 - 3rd ascent to Everest with international expedition through South Col Route[5]
2007 - 4th ascent to Everest, with a French expedition.[6]

Its reported that he has also climbed Annapurna IV, Island Peak and Pisang Peak.[7]

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