Tashi Lakpa Sherpa

Tashi Lakpa Sherpa (born 1985) in Makalu Region, Sankhuwasabha District) is a Nepalese mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest eight times, Cho Oyu twice and other 7000 metre and 6000 metre peaks. He is currently on the mission of climbing Seven Summits and has already climbed five of them Everest, Denali, Elbrus, Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua.[3]

Tashi Lakpa Sherpa
Tashi Lakpa Sherpa
Born18 November 1985[1]
Makalu, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
Known forYoungest person to climb Mt. Everest without use of supplementary oxygen.[2]
RelativesChhang Dawa Sherpa Mingma Sherpa (brother)

Tashi Lakpa Sherpa is a Guinness World Records holder titled "The youngest person to climb Everest without the use of supplementary oxygen". In 2005 at the age of 19 Sherpa climbed the highest peak without using supplementary oxygen. Tashi and his team tried the rarest climb of Mt. Everest in Winter in 2019, though could not reach higher than Camp III 7300m of Everest via South Side.[4][5]

Early life

Born and raised in remote village named Nurbuchour (Makalu) of Sankhuwasabha District district. Sherpa send his earlier days as a herdsman gazing the sheep, goats and yaks in the yards and the forest. When he was 16, he came to the capital city, Kathmandu, took basic wall and rock climbing trainings. In 2004 Tashi climbed Mt. Everest as his first mountain to climb and also the first 8000ers. Then he joined climbing activities along with his two brothers Chhang Dawa and Mingma Sherpa.

Mountains climbed by Tashi Lakpa
S.No.PeakHeightYears
1Everest8848m2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (twice), 2010 (twice), 2011
2Cho Oyu8188m2006, 2011
3Ama Dablam6814m2005, 2009 (twice), 2013 & 2020
4Denali6190m2017
5Elbrus5646m2017
6Kilimanjaro5895m2017
7Aconcagua6962m2019
8Manaslu8163m2020

References
  1. https://www.sevensummittreks.com/team_details/149/tashi-sherpa
  2. "Youngest person to climb Everest without bottled oxygen". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. "Tashi Lakpa Sherpa".
  4. https://www.businessinsider.com/nepals-sherpa-climbers-to-make-rare-winter-ascent-of-everest-2020-2
  5. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/02/28/asia-pacific/snowfall-ends-rare-winter-ascent-everest-nepal-sherpas/#.X0JM4XrivIU
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