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Coverage dated October 15, 2025

Kanchha Sherpa: Last link to Everest's first summit

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Kanchha Sherpa was the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that saw Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa become the first to summit the

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  1. The Guardian

    Last surviving member of first team to conquer Everest dies aged 92 (opens The Guardian)

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    Kanchha Sherpa part of expedition that put Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary atop world’s highest peak in 1953

  2. PBS NewsHour

    Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of history-making Mount Everest trek, dies at 92 (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Kanchha Sherpa was among the 35 members of the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the 29,032-foot peak on May 29, 1953. A mountain guide for most of his life, he was one of three Sherpas to reach the final camp before the summit with Hillary and Tenzi…

  3. New York Post

    Kanchha Sherpa, last remaining member of original Mount Everest expedition team, dead at 92 (opens New York Post)

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    Kanchha died at age 92 at his home in Kapan in the Kathmandu district of Nepal, confirmed Phur Gelje Sherpa, the association president.

  4. Digital Journal

    Kanchha Sherpa: Last link to Everest's first summit (opens Digital Journal)

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    Kanchha Sherpa was the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that saw Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa become the first to summit the

  5. The Boston Globe

    Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of pioneering Mount Everest expedition, dies at 92 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Kanchha Sherpa was one of three Sherpas who accompanied New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay to the last camp before their historic summit climb.

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