Apa Sherpa first summited Everest in 1990 and his last time to the summit was in 2011.
11 Facts About Apa Sherpa
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Apa Sherpa met Edmund Hillary many times, and was on the Expedition with his son Peter Hillary in 1990, which was the first summit for both of them.
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Apa Sherpa estimates he has been through the Khumbu Icefall about 1000 times and almost went with Rob Hall's ill-fated 1996 expedition.
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Lhakpa Tenzing Apa Sherpa was born in Thame, a village in the Everest region of Nepal, near the Chinese border.
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Apa Sherpa dropped out of school and earned money working as a porter for mountaineering groups.
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Apa Sherpa's climbing career began in 1985, and he worked as a kitchen boy and porter for various groups but was not given the opportunity to reach the summit until 1990.
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Apa Sherpa then began his career as Sirdar, or chief Sherpa, for many high altitude expeditions.
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Apa Sherpa sees visible changes on the Everest summit due to global warming.
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Apa Sherpa summitted Mount Everest a total of 21 times and participated in unsuccessful attempts.
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At one time, Apa held the world record with 21 ascents of Everest, which he then held jointly with Phurba Tashi and later, with Kami Rita Sherpa.
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In May 2019, Kami Rita Apa Sherpa scaled Everest for the 23rd time, breaking his own record.