Chhang Dawa Sherpa Explained

Chhang Dawa Sherpa
Other Names:Dawa Sherpa
Birth Date:30 July 1982
Birth Place:Makalu, Nepal
Known As:Mountaineer & Sherpa
Relatives:Mingma Sherpa Tashi Lakpa Sherpa (brother)
Known For:Second Nepalease and Second South Asian to summit the 14 highest peaks in the world (8000ers)

Chhang Dawa Sherpa (Nepali: छाङ दावा शेर्पा): (born July 30, 1982)[1] is a Nepalese mountaineer and the youngest climber till 2019 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] [3]

Early life

Chhang Dawa Sherpa was born and grew up in the rural village of Narbuchaur in Makalu Village of Sankhuwasabha District in Nepal.[4]

Dawa as his first 8000ers, first reached the summit of Makalu (8485 m)[5] in the spring of 2001 without supplementary oxygen along with his brother Mingma Sherpa. He and his brother Mingma Sherpa attained the Guinness world record of "World's First Two Brothers" to successfully summit the 14 mountains of the world which are over 8000 meters in height. Sherpa brothers used supplementary oxygen only on four highest 8000ers among all fourteen. They now operate the expedition company named Seven Summits Treks, which organize climbs and treks throughout Nepal, Pakistan and China.[6]

First Ascent

28 April in 2010, Chhang Dawa Sherpa along with Carlos Soria Fontán, Tente Lagunilla and Sherpa's team made the first ascent of Mt. Dome Khang (7,260m).[7] [8]

Mountains summited

S.noName of mountainYearSeasonHeight (m.)Country
1Makalu2001Spring8485Nepal
1Lhotse2002Spring8516Nepal
3Cho-Oyu2002Autumn8188Nepal
4Mount Everest2003Spring8848Nepal
5Mount Everest2004Spring8848Nepal
6Mount Everest2005Spring8848Nepal
7Makalu2008Spring8485Nepal
8Broad Peak2008Summer8047Pakistan
9Dome Kang2009Spring7260Nepal
10Nanga Parbat2010Summer8125Pakistan
11G-I2010Summer8080Pakistan
12Manaslu2010Autumn8163Nepal
13Langtang Lirung2010Autumn7234Nepal
14Kanchanjunga2011Spring8586Nepal
15G-I2011Summer8080Pakistan
16G-II2011Summer8034Pakistan
17Manaslu2011Autumn8163Nepal
18Annapurna I2012Spring8091Nepal
19Dhaulagiri I2012Spring8167Nepal
20K-22012Summer8611Pakistan
21Shisha Pangma2013Spring8027China
22Dhaulagiri I2014Spring8167Nepal
23Manaslu2020Autumn8163Nepal

Leading in 8000ers

Rescue Missions

In the spring of 2023, Indian climber Anurag Maloo fell into a deep crevasse. Dawa, along with six Sherpas and two Poles, conducted a rescue operation and successfully brought Anurag back to safety.[15] [16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Chhang Dawa Sherpa. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005095155/http://www.sevensummittreks.com/members/Chhang-Dawa-Sherpa-3.html. 2013-10-05.
  2. News: World Record: Sherpas: The Invisible Men of Everest. https://web.archive.org/web/20140428032313/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/special-features/2014/04/140426-sherpa-culture-everest-disaster/. dead. April 28, 2014.
  3. Web site: Chhang Dawa Sherpa: First Brothers to Summit 14 Highest Peaks . 28 June 2023 .
  4. Web site: Mt. Everest 2005: 48 summit Everest including 5 women from the south side: Summits May 30, 2005 .
  5. Web site: Chhang Dawa Sherpa. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211223084632/www.sevensummittreks.com/team_details/150/chhang-dawa-sherpa3. 2021-12-23.
  6. Web site: First siblings to climb all 8,000ers Guinness World Records.
  7. News: Dome Kang (7,264M), first ascent and correction of history . 21 December 2021. The American Alpine Club.
  8. Web site: Dome Khang .
  9. News: Bhattacharya . Snigdhendu . 'We Did It, We Did It,' Nepali Sherpas Scale 'Savage Mountain' K2 In Winter For First Time . 16 January 2021 . Outlook . Outlook The Fully Loaded Magazine . 16 Jan 2021.
  10. News: Prasain . Sangam . Mission possible: Ten Nepalis become first to climb Mt K2 in the dead of winter . 17 January 2021 . The Kathmandu Post.
  11. Web site: Nepali Climbers Make Historic Winter Ascent of K2. Adam. Bible. January 18, 2021. Men's Journal.
  12. Web site: Nanga Parbat records over 60 summits including 29 from SST . 5 July 2023 .
  13. Web site: Sophie Lavaud becomes first French person to climb world's highest peaks . 26 June 2023 .
  14. Web site: Three Sherpa brothers become first Nepalis to set foot on South Pole, Mt Vinson next .
  15. Web site: Missing Indian Climber Found Alive on Nepal's Mt Annapurna . 21 April 2023 .
  16. Web site: MSN . .