Nawang Dorje

Nawang Dorje Sherpa, is a Nepalese mountaineer and mountain guide, best known for the first ascent of Dhaulagiri, as a member of Helvetic-Austrian expedition and many ascents in the mountains of the Himalaya Range.

Mountaineering

• 1960 – Dhaulagiri, with Kurt Diemberger, Peter Diener, Nima Dorje, Ernst Forrer, Albin Schelbert^[1]
• 1995 - Cho Oyu, September 29 with Tomonori Harada, Shigeki Imoto, Kunga Sherpa.^[2]
• 1996 - Everest, SE Ridge with Pete Schoening, Anatoli Boukreev et al, May 1–13. Death of Scott Fischer.^[3]
• 2000 - Everest, May 19, North Col - North Ridge^[4]
• 2004 - 3rd ascent to Everest with international expedition through South Col Route^[5]
• 2007 - 4th ascent to Everest, with a French expedition.^[6]

Its reported that he has also climbed Annapurna IV, Island Peak and Pisang Peak.^[7]

See also

• Eight-thousander

References

1. Dangar, D.F.O (1984). "A Record of the First Ascents of the Fifty Highest Mountains" (PDF). Alpine Journal. Alpine Club. 89: 184–7. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
2. Hawley, Elizabeth (1995). "Asia, Tibet, Cho Oyu from Tibet in the Post-Monsoon: Climbs And Expeditions". American Alpine Journal. 69 (37).
3. Fox, Charlotte (1997). "A Time to Live, a Time to Die". American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club Press: 27–36.
4. "Nepal". Everest Summiters Association. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
5. "Everest South Col Route". Αdventurestats.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
6. Gyalje Sherpa, Mingma. "Himalayan sherpa". Retrieved 4 September 2014.
7. "Climbing (Expedition) Leaders". Unique Adventure International. Retrieved 4 September 2014.