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Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest dies aged 92

Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest dies aged 92
world10/16/2025

Kanchha Sherpa was 19 when he accompanied the team led by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the summit in 1953.

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first expedition to successfully scale the summit of Mount Everest, has died in the Nepali capital Kathmandu, aged 92. His family said he had recently become unwell. Kanchha Sherpa was 19 when he accom... [391 chars]