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Kanchha Sherpa, Last Surviving Member of 1953 Mount Everest Expedition, Dies at 92
Kanchha Sherpa, a pioneer of Himalayan mountaineering, was part of the 35-member 1953 expedition that first reached Everest's summit on May 29, 1953.
- Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died at age 92 in Nepal.
- Sherpa was one of three Sherpas to reach the final camp before Hillary and Tenzing summited Everest on May 29, 1953.
- In a 2024 interview, Sherpa expressed concerns about overcrowding on Everest and the need to respect the mountain as a goddess.
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The last survivor of the expedition who conquered the summit of Everest in 1953 for the first time, Nepali Kanchha Sherpa, died at the age of 92, his family reported on Thursday.
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