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Chhewang Nima ( ne, छेवाङ निमा) ( 1967 – 23 October 2010) was a well known Nepalese Sherpa who had climbed
Chhewang Nima ( ne, छेवाङ निमा) ( 1967 – 23 October 2010) was a well known Nepalese Sherpa who had climbed Mount Everest
Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow ...
19 times. He was also called Chuwang Nima, and Chuwang Nima Sherpa.
His disappearance after being struck by an avalanche
An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain.
Avalanches can be set off spontaneously, by such factors as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, animals, and ear ...
near the summit of Mount Baruntse, was reported on 24 October 2010. On 25 October, the search had been called off. His loss in the avalanche and subsequent search made international news. He worked as a professional mountaineer, but at the time of his loss he was helping another team fix lines after they had asked for help.
Notable ascents
;Everest *May 19, 1998 *May 20, 2006 Chuwang Nima Sherpa (Tesho, Nepal) ;Ama Dablam *October 26, 2009 Chuwang Nima Sherpa (Tesho, Nepal) At the time of Chhewang's death, he had summited Everest 19 times, which was then one short ofApa Sherpa
Apa (born Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa; 20 January 1960), nicknamed "Super Sherpa", is a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer who, until 2017, jointly with Phurba Tashi held the record for reaching the summit of Mount Everest more times than any other person. As ...
's record of 20 (which Apa has since increased).See also
*List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
The list consists of people who reached the summit of Mount Everest more than once. By 2013, 6,871 summits have been recorded by 4,042 people. Despite two hard years of disaster (2014 and 2015), by the end of 2016 there were 7,646 summits by 4,46 ...
*List of 20th-century summiters of Mount Everest
Mount Everest, at is currently the world's highest mountain and is a particularly desirable peak for mountaineers. This is a list of people who reached the summit of Mount Everest in the 20th century. Overall about 1,383 people summited Everes ...
References
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