Last surviving member of first Everest expedition dies at 92

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Kancha sherpaThe last surviving member of the leading expeditionary force that first conquered India mount everestHas died at the age of 92.

He died peacefully at his home in Kapan Nepal‘S Kathmandu District on Thursday.

fur gelje sherpaChairman of Nepal Mountaineering Association confirmed his death and said that Kancha was ill for some time.

“He passed away peacefully at his residence,” said Mr. sherpa told The Associated PressAdding: “A chapter of mountaineering history has disappeared with them.”

His last rites are to be held on Monday.

Kancha sherpa Was one of 35 people who supported the New Zealander edmund hillary and his sherpa guide tenzing norgay In the historic climb of the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) peak on 29 May 1953.

Kancha Sherpa was the last surviving member of the Sherpa team of the 1953 British expedition that helped guide New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpas to Tenzing Norgay to the top of the mountain.
Kancha Sherpa was the last surviving member of the Sherpa team of the 1953 British expedition that helped guide New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpas to Tenzing Norgay to the top of the mountain. ,associated Press,

He was one of three Sherpas to reach the last camp before the summit, along with Hillary and Tenzing.

Kancha Sherpa was just 19 years old when he first climbed Everest on 29 May 1953. The clothing and climbing equipment used at that time were not like today’s and the expedition team did not even have radios to communicate in real time.

Born in 1933 at the entrance to Namche Bazaar mount everestHe started mountaineering at the age of 19 and remained active in the expedition field until the age of 50.

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“Reducing the number of climbers would be better for the mountain,” he said.

among the Sherpas, Himalaya Famous as a mountaineering guide, Everest is revered by people as Qomolangma, or Mother Goddess of the World. Community members generally perform religious rituals before climbing the peak.

Kancha Sherpa is survived by his wife, four sons, two daughters and grandchildren.

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