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‘History vanished with him’: Kanchha Sherpa, last link to first Everest summit, dies at 92

Kanchha Sherpa was among 35 members of the team that put Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the peak on May 29, 1953.

Published: 3:22pm, 17 Oct 2025Updated: 3:22pm, 17 Oct 2025

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first expedition team that conquered Mount Everest, died on October 16, 2025, in Kathmandu, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Kanchha, aged 92, was one of 35 members who helped Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the 8,849-metre (29,032ft) peak on May 29, 1953.

‘History vanished with him’: Kanchha Sherpa, last link to first Everest summit, dies at 92

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Kanchha Sherpa was among 35 members of the team that put Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the peak on May 29, 1953.

Kanchha Sherpa was among 35 members of the team that put Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the peak on May 29, 1953.