Thirty seven year old Ang Dawa Sherpa was
born in Solo Khumbu
District, in
Gorakhani, Ga. B.
Sa, Khamding No
4...Nepal.
Dawa is married
with 2 children. He
has a eleven year old
girl (Lakpa Sherpa)
and a six year old
boy (Lakpa Gelu
Sherpa) and spends
as much time as he
can with them...outside
of his mountain
guiding career. Dawa
has an impressive
list of ascents and
frequency of ascents...including
Everest, Ama Dalam
and Cholotse.
Dawa's short list of
Summits
Everest Region
-Everest South (Oct
1999) with
Russians…8848m
-Ama
Dablam (Sept 2003)
with Germans…6856m
-Island Peak
(1987-2007)...250
times…6100m
-Mera
Peak
(1997-2007)...15
times…6476m
-Loboche
Peak
(1997-2007)...30
times…6145m
-Cholotse
(2006)...3
times...French and
British…6434m
-Pakcharmo
(2002)...2
times...with
Australian Elderly
Guy…6400m
-Ramdumg
Peak (2002)...2
times...with
Australian Elderly
Guy…5900m
Langtang
Region:
-Yala Peak(2002)…3
times...Advanced
Training,American,
German…5500m
-Naya Kangri(2003)…3
times…German…5846m
-Langshishari(2003)…1
time…Slovenian…6310m
Annapurna Region:
-Pisang(1997-8)…2
times…German…6091m
-Chulu West(1999)…1
time…British…6419m
-Chulu East(1999)…2
times…French and
Italian…6584m
-Chulu Far(2001)…1
time…French…6013m
-Dhampus
Peak(1995)…1
time…British…6012m
-Singu Chuli(2003)…1
time…British…6501m
-Tharpu
Chuli(2003)…1
time…British…5663m
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Beyond climbing and
spending time with
his his kids, Dawa
loves to watch
'Animal Planet' and
read the Kathmandu
Post.
Dawa dreams of
climbing
in other
countries...including
ice climbing in the
Canadian Rockies. He
loves to guide
people from other
countries and be an
ambassador for Nepal
and the Sherpa
people. His
homeland should be
proud!
Dawa on the trail to
Everest Base Camp
June 2007
Dawa is excited
about summiting on
Everest in 2009 with Phill
Michael...and
completing a grand
traverse from north
to south. He says it
will be good
training for the
2010
Secret Spot Seven
Summits attempt to summit on
K2.
Phill and Dawa
acclimatizing in
Loboche (16170ft)
June 2007
