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Ang Rita
आङरिता शेर्पा
Born1948 (1948)
Died (aged 72)[1]
Jorpati, Kathmandu
NationalityNepali
CitizenshipNepal
OccupationMountaineer
Notable work10 times climber of Mount Everest

Ang Rita/Angrita Sherpa (Nepali: आङ्गरिता शेर्पा) aka Heem Chituwa (Nepali: हिम-चितुवा meaning Snow Leopard) (1948 – 21 September 2020) was a mountain climber who climbed Mount Everest ten times without the use of supplemental oxygen,[2] and was thus known as "The Snow Leopard".[3] When he made his sixth climb of Everest in 1990 he set the world record for the most number of successful ascents, eventually reaching 10 in 1996.[4] He was a Sherpa born in 1948 in a small village called Yillajung in eastern Nepal.

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 Southeast ridge route. His last summit occurred 12 days following the second deadliest disaster in Everest history, supporting Swedish climber Göran Kropp on the same day as the David Breashears IMAX expedition crew.[5]

Ang Rita Summits Without Bottled O2[6]
Date Route to Summit
1. 5/7/1983 South Col/Southeast ridge
2. 10/15/1984 South Pillar
3. 4/29/1985 South Col/Southeast ridge
4. 12/22/1987 South Col/Southeast ridge
5. 10/14/1988 South Col/Southeast ridge
6. 4/23/1990 South Col/Southeast ridge
7. 5/15/1992 South Col/Southeast ridge
8. 5/16/1993 South Col/Southeast ridge
9. 5/13/1995 North Col/North ridge
10. 5/23/1996 South Col/Southeast ridge

See also

References

  1. ^ Agence France-Presse (2020-09-21). "Nepal's legendary 'snow leopard' Mount Everest climber Ang Rita Sherpa dies". Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  2. ^ Gillman, Peter; Gillman, Leni (2001). Everest: eighty years of triumph and tragedy. The Mountaineers Books. p. 202. ISBN 0-89886-780-0.
  3. ^ Hartemann, Frederic; Hauptman, Robert (2005). The Mountain Encyclopedia. Scarecrow Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-8108-5056-7.
  4. ^ Young, Mark C. (ed.) (1999). The Guinness Book of Records. Bantam Books. p. 531. ISBN 0-553-58075-2. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Kropp, Goran. (1999) Ultimate High: My Everest Odyssey. Discovery Books. pp 175-184. ISBN 978-1-56331-830-6
  6. ^ 8000ers.com. Ascents - Everest (without supplementary oxygen).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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