With the passing of Kanchha, all surviving members of the first successful British expedition to climb Mount Everest have now departed this world.
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The first successful ascent of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, was completed on May 29, 1953. The world remembers Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary. The youngest Sherpa was also part of that world-famous climbing team, responsible for finding a way to the summit of Mount Everest.
The youngest Sherpa, who played a key role in the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, passed away on Wednesday night. The 92-year-old had been undergoing treatment in Kathmandu for a few months. He passed away at 2 am last night, according to Nepal Mountaineering Association President Fur Gyalje Sherpa. His funeral will be held on Sunday.
Kanchha, a resident of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality-3, Namche, was only 20 years old when he made his first ascent.
There were 400 workers up to the base camp in the first ascent expedition, and a 35-member team led the British climbing team including Hillary to the peak of Mount Everest. Kanchha and two other Sherpas had shown active participation in the construction of the road from the base camp to the fourth camp. He has been mentioned in books and articles written about him as having traveled up to 27,000 feet with Tenzing and Hillary.
According to the Nepal Mountaineering Association, with the death of Kanchha, all the surviving members of the first successful British expedition to climb Mount Everest have now left the world. Nepal has lost a priceless hero of its first successful climbing expedition. Kanchha Sherpa's life will remain a symbol of courage, patience and contribution to making history.
