Kushang Sherpa
Kushang Dorjee Sherpa was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer, who in 1998 became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest from three sides. In recognition of his achievements, the Government of India awarded him the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award in 2003.
Early life
Kushang Sherpa was born on 15 February 1965, in Olangchung Gola, Nepal. He ran away from home at the age of 14 to work as a porter on an expedition that was passing through his village. He was the first person to have summited Mount Everest from three sides. Sherpa lived in Darjeeling, West Bengal, as of 2015.
Ascents
Sherpa was the first person who summited Mount Everest from three sides. Kushang Dorjee Sherpa first summited the Everest on 10 May 1993, via the standard south east ridge route. Next, he summited via the standard north east ridge route, on 17 May 1996. On 28 May 1998, he summited the standard south east ridge a third time. His fourth summit was via the east face of the Everest, on 28 May 1999. Kushang Sherpa lived in Darjeeling as of 2015.
Death
Sherpa died at his home in Darjeeling, on 7 December 2024, at the age of 59.