Chhang Dawa Sherpa


Chhang Dawa Sherpa 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.
By October 2024, Chhang Dawa and Mingma successfully completed their mission of ascending the Seven Summits, which are the seven highest peaks on each continent. This achievement made them the first siblings to accomplish this feat.

Early life

Chhang Dawa Sherpa was born and grew up in the rural village of Narbuchaur in Makalu Village of Sankhuwasabha District in Nepal.
Dawa as his first 8000ers, first reached the summit of Makalu 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.

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.

Mountains summited

S.noName of mountainYearSeasonHeight Country
1Makalu2001Spring8485Nepal
1Lhotse2002Spring8516Nepal
3Cho-Oyu2002Autumn8188China
4Mount Everest2003Spring8848China
5Mount Everest2004Spring8848China
6Mount Everest2005Spring8848Nepal
7Makalu2008Spring8485Nepal
8Broad Peak2008Summer8047Pakistan
9Dome Kang2009Spring7260Nepal
10Nanga Parbat2010Summer8125Pakistan
11G-I2010Summer8080Pakistan
12Manaslu2010Autumn8163Nepal
13Langtang Lirung2010Autumn7234Nepal
14Kanchanjunga2011Spring8586Nepal
15G-I2011Summer8080Pakistan
16G-II2011Summer8034Pakistan
17Manaslu2011Autumn8163Nepal
18Annapurna I2012Spring8091Nepal
19Dhaulagiri I2012Spring8167Nepal
20K-22012Summer8611Pakistan
21Shisha Pangma2013Spring8027China
22Dhaulagiri I2014Spring8167Nepal
23Manaslu2020Autumn8163Nepal
24Annapurna2024Spring8091Nepal
25Manaslu2024Autumn8163Nepal

Leading in 8000ers

  • K2 Expedition: Chhang Dawa has been leading expedition in the Karakorum including K2 since 2012-current.
  • 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.
  • Nanga Parbat 2023: 60 total ascents in a single day including 29 alone from Chhang's team.
  • Shisha Pangma 2024: Twenty-nine climbers successfully reached the summit of Shisha Pangma, including 12 individuals who completed the challenging 14 Peaks journey.
  • Everest Autumn 2025: In September 2025, Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel became the first person to ski down Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, a feat never before accomplished in mountaineering history. The expedition was managed and directed by Chhang Dawa Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks and supported by Red Bull.

Rescue Missions

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