Tashi Lakpa Sherpa
Tashi Lakpa Sherpa | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Born | 18 November 1985[2] |
| Relative(s) | Chhang Dawa Sherpa & Mingma Sherpa (brothers) Nima Rinji (Son) |
| Climbing career | |
| Known for | Youngest person to climb Mt. Everest without use of supplementary oxygen.[1] |
Tashi Lakpa Sherpa (Nepali: टासी लाक्पा शेर्पा)(born 1985) in Makalu Region, Sankhuwasabha District) is a Nepalese mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest eight times, Cho Oyu twice and other 7000 metre and 6000 metre peaks. He has also climbed the Seven Summits. Everest, Denali, Elbrus, Kilimanjaro Aconcagua, Vinson and Kosciuszko.[3]
Tashi Lakpa Sherpa is a Guinness World Records holder titled "The youngest person to climb Everest without using supplemental oxygen". In 2005 at the age of 19 Sherpa climbed the highest peak without using supplementary oxygen.[4] Tashi and his team tried the rarest climb of Mt. Everest in Winter in 2019, though could not reach above Camp III 7300m of Everest via South Side.[5][6]
Early life
Born and raised in remote village named Nurbuchour (Makalu) of Sankhuwasabha District, Sherpa spent his earlier days as a herdsman grazing the sheep, goats and yaks in the yards and the forest. When he was 16, he came to the capital city, Kathmandu, took basic wall and rock climbing trainings. In 2004 Tashi climbed Mt. Everest as his first mountain to climb and also the first 8000ers. Then he joined climbing activities along with his two brothers Chhang Dawa and Mingma Sherpa.
8000m and other mountains climbed by Tashi Lakpa
| S.No. | Peak | Height | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everest | 8848m | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (twice), 2010 (twice), 2011, 2021[7][8] |
| 2 | Cho Oyu | 8188m | 2006, 2011 |
| 3 | Ama Dablam | 6814m | 2005, 2009 (twice), 2013 & 2020 |
| 4 | Manaslu | 8163m | 2020[9] |
Seven Summits by Tashi Lakpa Sherpa
| S.no | Name of Peak | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Everest (8848 m) | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (twice), 2010 (twice), 2011, 2021[10][11][12] |
| 2 | Aconcagua (6961m) | 2020 (Jan), 2020 (Feb) [13][14] |
| 3 | Denali (6194m) | 2017[15] |
| 4 | Kilimanjaro (5859m) | 2017[16] |
| 5 | Mount Elbrus (5642m) | 2017 [17] |
| 6 | Mount Vinson (4892m) | 2022 (Jan), 2023 (Jan)[18][19] |
| 7 | Puncak Jaya / Carstenz (4884m) | 2024 (Oct)[20][21] |
Pole Explorer
| S.no | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Pole | 2022(Jan)[22][23] |
References
- ^ "Youngest person to climb Everest without bottled oxygen". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Profile of climber Tashi Lakpa Sherpa - Metakhabar". 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Tashi Lakpa Sherpa". Seven Summit Treks. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Youngest person to climb Everest without bottled oxygen". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ Sharma, Gopal (February 24, 2020). "Nepal's Sherpa climbers to make rare winter ascent of Everest". Business Insider. Reuters.
- ^ "Snowfall ends rare winter ascent of Everest by Nepal sherpas". Japan Times. 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Bahrain prince, other scale Everest". The Himalayan Times. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Bahrain prince and expedition team successfully climb Mt Lobuche". 8 August 2024.
- ^ Sen, Sandeep (2020-10-15). "Bahrain prince, record-holding Sherpas climb Mt Manaslu". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Bahrain prince, other scale Everest". 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Bahrain prince and expedition team successfully climb Mt Lobuche". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Tashi Lakpa Sherpa". Seven Summit Treks. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Nepali climbers scale Mt Aconcagua promoting Visit Nepal 2020". 6 January 2020.
- ^ "First Summit of 2020 in Nepal, Death and Rescue in Pakistan » Explorersweb". 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Nepali climber who perished on Mt Denali is Sanjay Pandit". 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Tashi Lakpa Sherpa".
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- ^ "Tasi Lakpa Sherpa's second ascent of Mt Vinson".
- ^ "Three Nepali Sherpa brothers successfully scale Mt Vinson in Antarctica | Mt Everest Today". 14 January 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "SST founders complete 7 summits scaling Carstensz Pyramid". The Himalayan Times. 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "I fondatori di Seven Summit Treks completano le 'Seven Summits' scalando la Piramide Carstensz".
- ^ Sherpa, Sangay (January 4, 2022). "Three Sherpa brothers become first Nepalis to set foot on South Pole, Mt Vinson next". My Republica.
- ^ "Sherpa Siblings Aim for Explorers Grand Slam". Voice of America. Agence France-Presse. 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2025-07-28.