Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering team that first reached the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, has died in Nepal at the age of 92.
The Nepal Mountaineering Association described Kanchha Sherpa as a “historic and legendary figure” who died at his home in Kapan in the Kathmandu district of Nepal on Thursday.
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mr Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first successful summit of Mount Everest in 1953,” the association’s preside
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