Ang Rita Sherpa
Ang Rita | |
|---|---|
| आङरिता शेर्पा | |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Citizenship | Nepal |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
| Notable work | 10 times climber of Mount Everest |
Ang Rita aka Angrita Sherpa (Template:Lang-ne) is a mountain climber who has climbed Mount Everest ten times without the use of supplemental oxygen,[1] and is thus known as "The Snow Leopard".[2] 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.[3] He is a Sherpa born in 1948 in 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.[4]
| 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
- List of 20th-century summiters of Mount Everest
- List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
References
- ^ Gillman, Peter; Gillman, Leni (2001). Everest: eighty years of triumph and tragedy. The Mountaineers Books. p. 202. ISBN 0-89886-780-0.
- ^ Hartemann, Frederic; Hauptman, Robert (2005). The Mountain Encyclopedia. Scarecrow Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-8108-5056-7.
- ^ 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) - ^ Kropp, Goran. (1999) Ultimate High: My Everest Odyssey. Discovery Books. pp 175-184. ISBN 978-1-56331-830-6
- ^ 8000ers.com. Ascents - Everest (without supplementary oxygen).
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