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Last Everest Expedition Survivor Kanchha Sherpa Passes Away at 92

10/16/2025

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Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of the 1953 Everest expedition, died at 92 in Kapan, Nepal.
Phur Gelje Sherpa, president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, confirmed his death and that Kanchha had been unwell.
Sherpa was part of the team that aided Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay but did not reach the summit.
He began mountaineering at 19 and remained active until 50.
His last rites are set for Monday.

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Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of the 1953 Everest expedition, died at 92 in Kapan, Nepal.
Phur Gelje Sherpa, president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, confirmed his death and that Kanchha had been unwell.
Sherpa was part of the team that aided Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay but did not reach the summit.
He began mountaineering at 19 and remained active until 50.
His last rites are set for Monday.