Chhewang Nima
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Chhewang Nima was a well known Nepalese Sherpa
who had climbed Mount Everest
19 times, making him one ascent short of tying Apa Sherpa's record of 20 ascents.
His disappearance, after being struck by an avalanche
near the summit of Mount Baruntse
, was reported on 24 October 2010. On 25 October it was announced that the search had been called off.
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...
who had 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...
19 times, making him one ascent short of tying Apa Sherpa's record of 20 ascents.
His disappearance, after being struck by an avalanche
Avalanche
An avalanche is a sudden rapid flow of snow down a slope, occurring when either natural triggers or human activity causes a critical escalating transition from the slow equilibrium evolution of the snow pack. Typically occurring in mountainous terrain, an avalanche can mix air and water with the...
near the summit of Mount Baruntse
Baruntse
Baruntse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal, crowned by four peaks and bounded on the south by the Hunku Glacier, on the east by the Barun Glacier, and on the northwest by the Imja Glacier...
, was reported on 24 October 2010. On 25 October it was announced that the search had been called off.