Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of first Everest summit team, dies at 92
Kanchha Sherpa was only 19 when he joined the historic 1953 expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay that reached the summit of the world’s highest peak
Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first expedition to successfully climb Mount Everest, has died in Kathmandu at the age of 92, according to a BBC report.
According to his family, he had recently fallen ill.
Kanchha Sherpa was only 19 when he joined the historic 1953 expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay that reached the summit of the world's highest peak.
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He was among just three Sherpas who climbed beyond 8,000 metres during the two-week journey.
Despite lacking mountaineering experience, he served as a porter, carrying food, tents, and equipment to base camp.
Nepali mountain guides have remembered him as a legend and a source of inspiration for generations of climbers.
Kanchha Sherpa later worked as a high-altitude porter in the Himalayan region for nearly two decades before stopping on his wife's request due to safety risks.
