Mingma Sherpa (mountaineer)

Mingma Sherpa
Born	June 16, 1978 Makalu, Nepal
Nationality	Nepalese
Other names	Mingma Sherpa
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 (born Mingma Sherpa; June 16, 1978),^[1] nicknamed "Mingma",

On May 20, 2011, Mingma Sherpa, the 33-year-old from Nepal, became the first Nepali ^[2] and the first South Asian ^[3] to scale all 14 of the world's highest mountains - an outstanding achievement and a milestone in South Asian mountaineering history. In the process, Mingma set new world record – he became the first mountaineer to climb all 14 peaks on first attempt.

Mingma is the managing director of Seven Summit Treks and one of the most experienced, responsible, dedicated and honest expedition leaders of Nepal.

Mountains summited By Mingma Sherpa

#	Name of Mountain	Year
1	Mount Everest (8848 m) -Nepal	2004 (Spring)
2	K-2 (8611 m) -Pakistan	2004 (Summer)
3	Kanchanjunga (8586 m) -Nepal	2011 (Spring)
4	Lhotse (8516 m) -Nepal	2002 (Spring)
5	Makalu (8463 m) -Nepal	2001 (Spring)
6	Cho-Oyu (8201 m) -Nepal	2000 (Autumn), 2002 (Autumn)
7	Dhaulagiri (8167 m) -Nepal	2010 (Spring)
8	Manaslu (8163 m) -Nepal	2000 (Spring)
9	Nanga Parbat (8125 m) -Pakistan	2010 (Summer)
10	Annapurna I (8091 m) -Nepal	2010 (Spring)
11	G-I (8068 m) -Pakistan	2010 (Summer)
12	Broad Peak (8047 m) -Pakistan	2003 (Summer)
13	G-II (8035 m) -Pakistan	2003 (Summer)
14	Shisha Pangma (8027 m) -Tibet	2001 (Autumn)

References

1. "Mingma Sherpa".
2. "World Record: Sherpas: The Invisible Men of Everest".
3. "First South Asian to scale all 14 of the world's highest mountains".