Sherpa Ang Rita
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Ang Rita, a Sherpa
(born in 1948, in Nepal
) is a famous mountain climber, who has successfully climbed Mount Everest
ten times without the use of supplemental oxygen
, and is thus known as "The Snow Leopard". When he made his sixth climb of Everest in 1990 he set a world record for the number of successful ascents, eventually reaching 10 in 1996.
in Everest history, supporting Swedish climber Goran Kropp
on the same day as the David Breashears
IMAX expedition
crew.
Sherpa people
The Sherpa are an ethnic group from the most mountainous region of Nepal, high in the Himalayas. Sherpas migrated from the Kham region in eastern Tibet to Nepal within the last 300–400 years.The initial mountainous migration from Tibet was a search for beyul...
(born in 1948, in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
) is a famous mountain climber, who has successfully climbed Mount Everest
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...
ten times without the use of supplemental oxygen
Oxygen
Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition...
, and is thus known as "The Snow Leopard". When he made his sixth climb of Everest in 1990 he set a world record for the number of successful ascents, eventually reaching 10 in 1996.
Everest Summits
In just over 13 years Ang Rita reached the summit of Everest 10 times without the use of bottled oxygen, 8 of which were via the South-East Ridge route. His last summit occurred 12 days following the deadliest disaster1996 Everest Disaster
The 1996 Mount Everest disaster refers to the events of 10-11 May 1996, when eight people died on Mount Everest during summit attempts. In the entire season, fifteen people died trying to reach the summit, making it the deadliest single year in Mount Everest's history...
in Everest history, supporting Swedish climber Goran Kropp
Göran Kropp
Göran Kropp was a Swedish adventurer and mountaineer, born in Eskilstuna in south Sweden. He is most famous for his May 23, 1996 solo ascent of Mount Everest without bottled oxygen or Sherpa support, travelling only by bicycle from Sweden.-Early life:In 1972, at the age of 6, Kropp's father took...
on the same day as the David Breashears
David Breashears
David Breashears is an American mountaineer and filmmaker. In 1985, he became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest twice...
IMAX expedition
Everest (film)
Everest is a 70mm American documentary film from MacGillivray Freeman Films about the struggles involved in climbing Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak on Earth located in Himalayan region of Nepal. It was released to IMAX theaters in 1998....
crew.
| Date | Route to Summit | |
| 1. | 5/7/1983 | S. Col/S.E. Ridge |
| 2. | 10/15/1984 | South Pillar |
| 3. | 4/29/1985 | S. Col/S.E. Ridge |
| 4. | 12/22/1987 | S. Col/S.E. Ridge |
| 5. | 10/14/1988 | S. Col/S.E. Ridge |
| 6. | 4/23/1990 | S. Col/S.E. Ridge |
| 7. | 5/15/1992 | S. Col/S.E. Ridge |
| 8. | 5/16/1993 | S. Col/S.E. Ridge |
| 9. | 5/13/1995 | N. Col/N.E. Ridge |
| 10. | 5/23/1996 | S. Col/S.E. Ridge |