Lobsang Tshering
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Lobsang Tshering Bhutia was a Sherpa mountaineer who died on Mount Everest
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He was a nephew of Tenzing Norgay
who first climbed the mountain in 1953. He was part of an expedition to Everest led by his nephew Tashi Tenzing
. He reached the summit but was killed on the descent.
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
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He was a nephew of Tenzing Norgay
Tenzing Norgay
Padma Bhushan, Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Tenzing Norgay, GM born Namgyal Wangdi and often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer...
who first climbed the mountain in 1953. He was part of an expedition to Everest led by his nephew Tashi Tenzing
Tashi Tenzing
Tashi Wangchuk Tenzing is a Sherpa mountaineer. He is the youngest son of Pem Pem, the eldest daughter of Tenzing Norgay, who made the first ascent of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953....
. He reached the summit but was killed on the descent.
External links
- report on his death