Temba Tsheri
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Temba Tsheri is a Sherpa from Nepal
. On May 24, 2001, at the age of 16 years 14 days http://www.everestnews.com/history/youngest.htm, he became the youngest ever person to climb Mount Everest
. Although there is some dispute over his age upon reaching the summit, it is widely accepted that he is the youngest person to have climbed the mountain until Jordan Romero
scaled it on May 22, 2010.
Temba Tsheri climbed Mount Everest's North Ridge jointly with a French group.
He started his first journey from Kathmandu for Everest in April 2000, from the Nepal side at age 14.. While climbing the mountain he turned 15. Due to bad weather, he was forced to return on May 22, 2000. During this attempt, he scaled 8826 meters, whereupon he vowed to come back again.*
On April 9, 2001, the following year, he made a second attempt from the Tibet side. On his way up, he turned 16. On reaching the summit in the early hours of May 23, 2001 he fulfilled his dream and became the youngest climber of the highest mountain in the world. He continued to hold the record until it was broken on May 22, 2010 by American teenager Jordan Romero
who climbed it aged 13.
Tsheri lost five fingers altogether due to frostbite during his first attempt to climb the mountain; three on the right and two on the left.
He was sponsored by the Dholaka Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Nepal and other different organizations and educational institutions in the region. His second attempt was sponsored by Thamserku Trekking and Yeti Domestic Airlines, and his school, Siddartha Vanasthali Institute.
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...
. On May 24, 2001, at the age of 16 years 14 days http://www.everestnews.com/history/youngest.htm, he became the youngest ever person to climb 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...
. Although there is some dispute over his age upon reaching the summit, it is widely accepted that he is the youngest person to have climbed the mountain until Jordan Romero
Jordan Romero
Jordan David Romero is an American mountain climber who, on May 22, 2010, became the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. He was 13 years 10 months 10 days old when he reached the summit. Romero was accompanied by his father Paul Romero, his father's girlfriend Karen Lundgren, and three...
scaled it on May 22, 2010.
Temba Tsheri climbed Mount Everest's North Ridge jointly with a French group.
He started his first journey from Kathmandu for Everest in April 2000, from the Nepal side at age 14.. While climbing the mountain he turned 15. Due to bad weather, he was forced to return on May 22, 2000. During this attempt, he scaled 8826 meters, whereupon he vowed to come back again.*
On April 9, 2001, the following year, he made a second attempt from the Tibet side. On his way up, he turned 16. On reaching the summit in the early hours of May 23, 2001 he fulfilled his dream and became the youngest climber of the highest mountain in the world. He continued to hold the record until it was broken on May 22, 2010 by American teenager Jordan Romero
Jordan Romero
Jordan David Romero is an American mountain climber who, on May 22, 2010, became the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. He was 13 years 10 months 10 days old when he reached the summit. Romero was accompanied by his father Paul Romero, his father's girlfriend Karen Lundgren, and three...
who climbed it aged 13.
Tsheri lost five fingers altogether due to frostbite during his first attempt to climb the mountain; three on the right and two on the left.
He was sponsored by the Dholaka Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Nepal and other different organizations and educational institutions in the region. His second attempt was sponsored by Thamserku Trekking and Yeti Domestic Airlines, and his school, Siddartha Vanasthali Institute.