Chhewang Nima

Chhewang Nima (Nepali: छेवाङ निमा) (c. 1967 – 23 October 2010) was a Nepalese Sherpa who climbed Mount Everest 19 times.^[1] He was also called Chuwang Nima,^[2] and Chuwang Nima Sherpa.^[3]

Mount Baruntse in the Himalayas

Nima disappeared on 24 October 2010, after being struck by an avalanche near the summit of Baruntse.^[1] The search for him was called off the following day.^[4] His loss in the avalanche and subsequent search made international news.^[3][5] He worked as a professional mountaineer, but at the time of his loss he was helping another team fix lines after they had asked for help.^[3][6]

Notable ascents

Everest

• May 19, 1998^[7]
• May 20, 2006 Chuwang Nima Sherpa (Tesho, Nepal)^[8]

Ama Dablam

• October 26, 2009 Chuwang Nima Sherpa (Tesho, Nepal)^[9]

At the time of Nima's death, he had summited Everest 19 times, which was then one short of Apa Sherpa's record of 20 (which Apa has since increased).^[3]

See also

• List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
• List of 20th-century summiters of Mount Everest