Chhang Dawa Sherpa

Chhang Dawa Sherpa (aka 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]

Chhang Dawa Sherpa
Dawa in 2020
Personal information
Born (1982-07-30) July 30, 1982
Makalu, Nepal
Family
RelativesMingma Sherpa Tashi Lakpa 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.[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.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 Dome Kang 2009 Spring 7260 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
23 Manaslu 2020 Autumn 8163 Nepal

Leading in 8000ers
  • K2 Expedition: Chhang Dawa has been leading expedition in the Karakorum including K2 since 2012-current.[9]
  • K2 Winter 2020/2021: 2 Nepali teams led by Nirmal Puja and Mingma "G" Gelje managed to climb K2 in winter for the first time. One member of Chhang Dawa's team was among the 10 Nepalease climbers together at the top. Chhang Dawa himself stayed in base camp.[10][11]
  • Nanga Parbat 2023: 60 total ascents in a single day including 29 alone from Chhang's team.[12][13]

Pole Explore
S.no Name of mountain Year
1 South Pole 2022(Jan)[14]

Rescue Missions

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

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