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
- 1995 - Cho Oyu, September 29 with Tomonori Harada, Shigeki Imoto, Kunga Sherpa.
- 1996 - Everest, SE Ridge with Pete Schoening, Anatoli Boukreev et al, May 1–13. Death of Scott Fischer.
- 2000 - Everest, May 19, North Col - North Ridge
- 2004 - 3rd ascent to Everest with international expedition through South Col Route
- 2007 - 4th ascent to Everest, with a French expedition.
Its reported that he has also climbed Annapurna IV, Island Peak and Pisang Peak.
See also
References
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- Hawley, Elizabeth (1995). "Asia, Tibet, Cho Oyu from Tibet in the Post-Monsoon: Climbs And Expeditions". American Alpine Journal. 69 (37).
- Fox, Charlotte (1997). "A Time to Live, a Time to Die". American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club Press: 27–36.
- "Nepal". Everest Summiters Association. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- "Everest South Col Route". Αdventurestats.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- Gyalje Sherpa, Mingma. "Himalayan sherpa". Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- "Climbing (Expedition) Leaders". Unique Adventure International. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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