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Ang Rita Sherpa, who climbed Everest 10 times without bottled oxygen, dies at 72

The ‘Snow Leopard’ first reached the top of the world in 1983 and the last time in 1996. In 1987 he became the first person to climb the mountain in winter without supplementary oxygen.Ang Rita Sherpa, who climbed Everest 10 times without bottled oxygen, dies at 72
Ang Rita Sherpa in June 2017 with the Guinness World Records certificate recognising his unparalleled feat of climbing Mount Everest 10 times without bottled oxygen between 1983 and 1996. File Photo
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Sangam Prasain
Published at : September 21, 2020
Updated at : September 22, 2020 08:37
Kathmandu

Sangam Prasain

Sangam Prasain is Business Editor at The Kathmandu Post, covering tourism, agriculture, mountaineering, aviation, infrastructure and other economic affairs. He joined The Kathmandu Post in October 2009.


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