Ang Rita

Ang Rita, a Sherpa (born in 1948, in Nepal) is a famous mountain climber, who has successfully climbed Mount Everest ten times without the use of supplemental oxygen, and is thus known as "The Snow Leopard". When he made his sixth climb of Everest in 1990 he set a world record for the number of successful ascents, eventually reaching 10 in 1996.

Everest Summits

In just over 13 years Ang Rita reached the summit of Everest 10 times without the use of bottled oxygen, 8 of which were via the South-East Ridge route. His last summit occurred 12 days following the deadliest disaster in Everest history, supporting Swedish climber Goran Kropp on the same day as the David Breashears IMAX expedition crew.

Ang Rita Summits Without Bottled O2

	Date	Route to Summit
1.	5/7/1983	S. Col/S.E. Ridge
2.	10/15/1984	South Pillar
3.	4/29/1985	S. Col/S.E. Ridge
4.	12/22/1987	S. Col/S.E. Ridge
5.	10/14/1988	S. Col/S.E. Ridge
6.	4/23/1990	S. Col/S.E. Ridge
7.	5/15/1992	S. Col/S.E. Ridge
8.	5/16/1993	S. Col/S.E. Ridge
9.	5/13/1995	N. Col/N.E. Ridge
10.	5/23/1996	S. Col/S.E. Ridge