The first man to climb into the summit of world’s
tallest mountain- Mount Everest- 10 times without a bottled oxygen die lately
at age 72 because of brain and liver ailment as the news said.That is the
Nepalese mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa. He was name as “Snow Leopard” because of
his mountain climbing skills.
“Ang
Rita Sherpa, popularly known as the Snow Leopard, first reached the summit of
the world's tallest mountain in 1983.”(BBC)
“Nepal's
tourism department said his contribution to mountaineering would "always
be remembered".” (BBC)
“The Guinness World Records in 2017 recognised him
as the only person on the planet to have climbed Everest 10 times without
bottled oxygen. He was also recognised by Guinness as the first man to climb
Everest in winter without supplementary oxygen in December 1987. In Nepal, the
state honoured him with Gorkha Dakshin Bahu First Class and the Tri Shakti
Patta First Class.” (Kathmandu Post)
His
remains will be cremated as the news said.
The
main point : Ang Rita Sherpa the first man to climb to the summit of tallest
mountain in the world-Mount Everest- without a supplementary oxygen 10 times
die.
 |
| Ang Rita Sherpa ( image from CNN website) |
Guest/s-Visitor/s; 
No comments:
Post a Comment