Mingma Sherpa

Mingma Sherpa (born June 16, 1978) is a Nepali mountaineer from Makalu Village, which is located in Sankhuwasabha district of Nepal.[1] On May 20, 2011, at age 32, Sherpa became the first person from Nepal[2] and the first South Asian[3] to scale all 14 of the world's highest mountains. In the process, he set a new world record by becaming the first mountaineer to climb all 14 peaks on the first attempt. Mingma Sherpa and his brother, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, hold the world record of the world's first two brothers to successfully summit the fourteen eight thousanders

Mingma Sherpa
BornJune 16, 1978
Makalu, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
Known forFirst Nepali and first South Asian to summit the 14 highest peaks in the world (8000ers)
First mountaineer to summit all 14 peaks on first attempt
RelativesChhang Dawa Sherpa Tashi Lakpa Sherpa (brother)

Journey to Eight thousanders

The Sherpa brothers used supplementary oxygen only on the four highest mountains out of all 8000ers. They climbed all eight thousanders with no sponsor. Until Mingma climbed nine 8000ers as a Sherpa guide and then went to Japan for work. In 2009 Mingma returned to Nepal and climbed the remaining 5 other 8000ers.

Mingma Sherpa is the managing director of Seven Summit Treks, which organizes expedition over the Himalayas in Nepal, China and Pakistan.[4]

Ascent of unclimbed peak
Climbers on the summit of Kyungya Ri in 2020 December.

(L-R) Tenjing Sherpa, Mingma Sherpa and Sophie Lavaud on the summit of ‘’Kyungya Ri peak’’ ]]

In 2020 - Dec 11, Mingma Sherpa along with Swiss Climber [[Sophie Lavaud]], Dawa Sangay and Tenjing Sherpa made first ever summit of Kyungya Ri peak (6506m) located in Langtang Valley.[5]


Mountains summited by Mingma Sherpa:
S.no Name of mountain Year
1 Mount Everest (8848 m) 2004 (spring)
2 K2 (8611 m) 2004 (summer)
3 Kangchenjunga (8586 m) 2011 (spring)
4 Lhotse (8516 m) 2002 (spring)
5 Makalu (8463 m) 2001 (spring)
6 Cho Oyu (8201 m) 2000 (autumn), 2002 (autumn)
7 Dhaulagiri (8167 m) 2010 (spring)
8 Manaslu (8163 m) 2000 (spring), 2020 (Autumn)
9 Nanga Parbat (8125 m) 2010 (summer)
10 Annapurna I (8091 m) 2010 (spring)
11 Gasherbrum I (8068 m) 2010 (summer)
12 Broad Peak (8047 m) 2003 (summer)
13 Gasherbrum II (8035 m) 2003 (summer)
14 Shishapangma (8027 m) 2001 (autumn)

References
  1. http://www.everestnews.com/everestupdatessouth2005/everestsummits0530200548.htm
  2. "World Record: Sherpas: The Invisible Men of Everest".
  3. "First South Asian to scale all 14 of the world's highest mountains". Archived from the original on 2016-04-30.
  4. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/623453-first-siblings-to-climb-all-8-000ers
  5. https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/mingma-sherpa-3-others-make-first-ever-ascent-of-kyungya-ri-2-peak/


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