Mingma Sherpa Explained

Mingma Sherpa
Birth Date:16 June 1978
Birth Place:Makalu, Nepal
Nationality:Nepalese
Relatives:Chhang Dawa Sherpa Tashi Lakpa Sherpa (brother)
Known For:First 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

Mingma Sherpa- Nepali: मिङ्मा शेर्पा (born June 16, 1978) is a Nepali mountaineer from Makalu Village, which is located in Sankhuwasabha district of Nepal.[1] On May 20, 2011, Mingma Sherpa became the first person from Nepal[2] and the first South Asian[3] to scale all 14 eight thousanders. He also set a new world record by becoming the first mountaineer to climb all 14 peaks on the first attempt. Mingma Sherpa and his brother, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, hold the Guinness World Records of the world's first two brothers to successfully summit the 14 eight thousanders[4]

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.[5]

Ascent of unclimbed 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 2 peak (6506m) located in Langtang Valley.[6]

8000m Peaks summited by Mingma Sherpa

S.noName of mountainYear
1Mount Everest (8848 m) 2004 (spring)
2K2 (8611 m)2004 (summer)
3Kangchenjunga (8586 m) 2011 (spring)
4Lhotse (8516 m) 2002 (spring)
5Makalu (8463 m) 2001 (spring)
6Cho Oyu (8201 m)2000 (autumn), 2002 (autumn)
7Dhaulagiri (8167 m) 2010 (spring)
8Manaslu (8163 m) 2000 (spring), 2020 (Autumn)
9Nanga Parbat (8125 m) 2010 (summer)
10Annapurna I (8091 m) 2010 (spring)
11Gasherbrum I (8068 m) 2010 (summer)
12Broad Peak (8047 m) 2003 (summer)
13Gasherbrum II (8035 m) 2003 (summer)
14Shishapangma (8027 m) 2001 (autumn)
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Seven Summits by Mingma Sherpa

S.noName of mountainYear
1Mount Everest (8848 m) 2004 (spring)[8]
2 Aconcagua (6961m) 2022 (Jan)[9]
3Denali (6194m)2022 (June)[10]
4Kilimanjaro (5859m)2022 (Feb)[11]
5Mount Elbrus (5642m)2022 (July)[12]
6 Mount Vinson (4892m)2022 (Jan)[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mt. Everest 2005: 48 summit Everest including 5 women from the south side: Summits May 30, 2005. Everestnews.com.
  2. Web site: Sherpas: The Invisible Men of Everest. News.nationalgeographic.com. 7 November 2021. 21 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043828/https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/special-features/2014/04/140426-sherpa-culture-everest-disaster/. dead.
  3. News: First South Asian to scale all 14 of the highest mountains. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160430225638/http://the-south-asian.com/Jan-March2012/Mingma-Sherpa.htm. 2016-04-30.
  4. Web site: First siblings to climb all 8,000ers . 2020-08-27 . 2022-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220930190102/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/623453-first-siblings-to-climb-all-8-000ers . live .
  5. Web site: First siblings to climb all 8,000ers. Guinness World Records. 2020-08-27. 2022-09-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20220930190102/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/623453-first-siblings-to-climb-all-8-000ers. live.
  6. News: Mingma Sherpa, 3 others make first ever ascent of Kyungya Ri 2 peak. Sandeep. Sen. 11 December 2020. The Himalayan Times. 7 November 2021. 7 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211107140257/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/mingma-sherpa-3-others-make-first-ever-ascent-of-kyungya-ri-2-peak. live.
  7. Web site: Mingma Sherpa . 2022-09-12 . 2022-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220912091752/https://www.sevensummittreks.com/team/bod/1661056323439171357 . live .
  8. Web site: About Chairman . 2022-08-25 . 2022-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819052900/https://www.sevensummittreks.com/about-chairman.html . live .
  9. Web site: Mingma Sherpa, 3 others make first ever ascent of Kyungya Ri 2 peak . 11 December 2020 . 13 January 2021 . 11 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201211083050/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/mingma-sherpa-3-others-make-first-ever-ascent-of-kyungya-ri-2-peak/ . live .
  10. Web site: US embassy honored Nepalese climbers . 2022-08-25 . 2022-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220824125607/https://www.nepalnews.com/s/nation/us-embassy-honored-nepalese-climbers . live .
  11. Web site: Mingma Sherpa, 3 others make first ever ascent of Kyungya Ri 2 peak . 11 December 2020 . 13 January 2021 . 11 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201211083050/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/mingma-sherpa-3-others-make-first-ever-ascent-of-kyungya-ri-2-peak/ . live .
  12. Web site: SST team scales Elbrus as Mingma Sherpa completes six of seven continent peaks . 29 July 2022 . 25 August 2022 . 29 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220729091127/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/sst-team-scales-elbrus-as-mingma-sherpa-completes-six-of-seven-continent-peaks . live .
  13. Web site: Three Nepali Sherpa brothers successfully scale Mt Vinson in Antarctica | Mt Everest Today . 14 January 2022 . 25 August 2022 . 27 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927202129/https://mteveresttoday.com/three-nepali-sherpa-brothers-successfully-scale-mt-vinson-in-antarctica/ . live .
  14. Web site: Three Sherpa brothers become first Nepalis to set foot on South Pole, Mt Vinson next . 2022-08-25 . 2022-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830094601/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/three-sherpa-brothers-become-first-nepalis-to-set-foot-on-south-pole-mt-vinson-next/ . live .

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