Kanchha Sherpa, first successful Everest expedition member, passes away
Summary
Kanchha Sherpa, the oldest surviving member of the first successful Mount Everest expedition, passed away at age 92 in Kathmandu.
Key Points
- Kanchha Sherpa, a member of the first successful Mt Everest climbing team, passed away at the age of 92.
- He was involved as a porter in the 1953 expedition where Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit.
- Sherpa reached above eight thousand meters during that expedition.
- He was the only surviving member of the first successful Mt Everest expedition team and worked in mountaineering for two decades.
