Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of 1953 Mount Everest expedition, dies at 92

Kanchha Sherpa, last remaining member of original Mount Everest expedition team, dead at 92

Kanchha died at age 92 at his home in Kapan in the Kathmandu district of Nepal, confirmed Phur Gelje Sherpa, the association president.

Kanchha Sherpa, Last Member of the Team That First Conquered Everest, Dies at 92

A trip to India to find work led to a career climbing the world’s highest mountain.

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

Kanchha Sherpa part of expedition that put Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary atop world’s highest peak in 1953Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, has died at the age of 92, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Association.Kanchha died early on Thursday at his home in Kapan, Kathmandu district, said Phur Gelje Sherpa, the association’s president. Continue reading...

Kanchha Sherpa, Last Link To Everest's 1st Summit, Dies At 92

Kanchha Sherpa was the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that saw Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa become the first to summit the world's highest mountain.

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

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

Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of 1953 Mount Everest expedition, dies at 92

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first Mount Everest expedition team, has died at 92