Ang Rita Sherpa was born in a small village in Nepal. He did not go to school. He looked after yaks when he was young. Later, he carried loads across the mountains. He started climbing as a porter when he was 15 years old. He did not learn climbing in a school. He learned it by doing it. He first climbed a big mountain when he was 20. It was Mount Cho Oyu. After that, he climbed many mountains. He climbed Mount Everest ten times. He did this without carrying extra oxygen. This is very hard to do. Most climbers carry oxygen with them.Ang Rita Sherpa set a world record. He climbed Everest six times. Then he did it four more times. He was the first person to do this without extra oxygen. He also climbed Everest in the winter. This is very rare. He did this in 1987. People called him the “Snow Leopard”.
Kami Rita Sherpa Age, Wiki, Biography, Records, Achievement
Full Name | Ang Rita Sherpa |
Nickname | Snow Leopard |
Birth Date | 27 July 1948 |
Birth Place | Thame, Solukhumbu, Nepal |
Death Date | 21 September 2020 |
Nationality | Nepalese |
Job | Mountaineer |
Active Years | 1968–1996 |
Famous For | Climbing Mount Everest ten times without bottled oxygen |
Big Achievements | First person to climb Mount Everest ten times without extra oxygen |
| Set world record on his sixth and tenth Everest climb |
| First to climb Everest in winter without extra oxygen (1987) |
Awards | Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu |
| Order of Tri Shakti Patta |
Early Life | Grew up with yaks and worked as a porter. No school or climbing training |
Career Highlights | First Everest climb in 1983 |
| Climbed Everest ten times and other high mountains many times without oxygen |
Personal Life | Got sick in 1996. Stopped climbing after the Crown Prince of Nepal asked him to |
Kami Rita Sherpa Wife, Children, Family
Family Member | Relation | Notes |
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Karsang | Son | Was a mountaineer and had summitted Everest nine times; passed away during an expedition in 2012. |
Chhewang | Son | Has summitted Everest five times. |
(Name not provided) | Daughter | - |
(Name not provided) | Wife | Passed away a year after their eldest son. |
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