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Mountaineering · India

Nawang Gombu

Nawang Gombu (1 May 1936 – 24 April 2011) was a Sherpa mountaineer who was the first man in the world to have climbed Mount Everest twice. Gombu was born in Minzu, Tibet and later became an Indian citizen, as did many of his relatives including his uncle Tenzing Norgay. He was the youngest Sherpa to reach 26,000 ft.

Profile details

Born
1 May 1936
Birthplace
Kharta
Country
India
Sport
Mountaineering
Discipline
Adventure
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • ▸Arjuna Award
  • ▸Padma Bhushan
  • ▸Padma Shri

Competition Appearances

2 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·1965 Indian Everest Expedition
  • ·1963 American Mount Everest Expedition

Career Timeline

  1. 1963Competed at 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition
  2. 1965Competed at 1965 Indian Everest Expedition

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Nawang Gombu (1 May 1936 – 24 April 2011) was a Sherpa mountaineer who was the first man in the world to have climbed Mount Everest twice. Gombu was born in Minzu, Tibet and later became an Indian citizen, as did many of his relatives including his uncle Tenzing Norgay. He was the youngest Sherpa to reach 26,000 ft.

Biography adapted from Nawang Gombu Sherpa on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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