Chhang Dawa Sherpa

Chhang Dawa Sherpa (: (born July 30, 1982) is a Nepalese mountaineer and the youngest climber till 2019 to summit the 14 highest peaks. Dawa and his brother Mingma Sherpa together hold the world record as "first brothers to summit the 14 highest peaks", a single record shared by the two.

By October 2024, Chhang Dawa and Mingma successfully completed their mission of ascending the Seven Summits, which are the seven highest peaks on each continent. This achievement made them the first siblings to accomplish this feat.

Early life Chhang Dawa Sherpa was born and grew up in the rural village of Narbuchaur in Makalu Village of Sankhuwasabha District in Nepal.

Dawa as his first 8000ers, first reached the summit of Makalu (8485 m) on 14 May 2001 without supplementary oxygen being youngest person along with his brother Mingma Sherpa. He and his brother Mingma Sherpa attained the Guinness world record of "World's First Two Brothers" to successfully summit the 14 mountains of the world which are over 8000 meters in height. Sherpa brothers used supplementary oxygen only on four highest 8000ers among all fourteen. They now operate the expedition company named Seven Summits Treks, which organize climbs and treks throughout Nepal, Pakistan and China.

First Ascent 28 April in 2010, Chhang Dawa Sherpa along with Carlos Soria Fontán, Tente Lagunilla and Sherpa's team made the first ascent of Mt. Dome Khang (7,260m).

Mountains summited

S.noName of mountainYearSeasonHeight (m.)Country 1 Makalu 2001 Spring 8485 Nepal 1 Lhotse 2002 Spring 8516 Nepal 3 Cho-Oyu 2002 Autumn 8188 China 4 Mount Everest 2003 Spring 8848 China 5 Mount Everest 2004 Spring 8848 China 6 Mount Everest 2005 Spring 8848 Nepal 7 Makalu 2008 Spring 8485 Nepal 8 Broad Peak 2008 Summer 8047 Pakistan 9 Dome Kang 2009 Spring 7260 Nepal 10 Nanga Parbat 2010 Summer 8125 Pakistan 11 G-I 2010 Summer 8080 Pakistan 12 Manaslu 2010 Autumn 8163 Nepal 13 Langtang Lirung 2010 Autumn 7234 Nepal 14 Kanchanjunga 2011 Spring 8586 Nepal 15 G-I 2011 Summer 8080 Pakistan 16 G-II 2011 Summer 8034 Pakistan 17 Manaslu 2011 Autumn 8163 Nepal 18 Annapurna I 2012 Spring 8091 Nepal 19 Dhaulagiri I 2012 Spring 8167 Nepal 20 K-2 2012 Summer 8611 Pakistan 21 Shisha Pangma 2013 Spring 8027 China 22 Dhaulagiri I 2014 Spring 8167 Nepal 23 Manaslu 2020 Autumn 8163 Nepal 24 Annapurna 2024 Spring 8091 Nepal 25 Manaslu 2024 Autumn 8163 Nepal

Leading in 8000ers K2 Expedition: Chhang Dawa has been leading expedition in the Karakorum including K2 since 2012-current. K2 Winter 2020/2021: 2 Nepali teams led by Nirmal Puja and Mingma "G" Gelje managed to climb K2 in winter for the first time. One member of Chhang Dawa's team was among the 10 Nepalease climbers together at the top. Chhang Dawa himself stayed in base camp. Nanga Parbat 2023: 60 total ascents in a single day including 29 alone from Chhang's team. Shisha Pangma 2024: Twenty-nine climbers successfully reached the summit of Shisha Pangma, including 12 individuals who completed the challenging 14 Peaks journey. Everest Autumn 2025: In September 2025, Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel became the first person to ski down Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, a feat never before accomplished in mountaineering history. The expedition was managed and directed by Chhang Dawa Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks and supported by Red Bull.

Seven Summits by Chhang Dawa Sherpa S.noName of mountainYear 1 Mount Everest (8848 m) 2004 (spring) 2 Aconcagua (6961m) 2022 (Jan) 3 Denali (6194m) 2022 (June) 4 Kilimanjaro (5859m) 2019 (Nov) 5 Mount Elbrus (5642m) 2018 (Aug) 6 Mount Vinson (4892m) 2022 (Jan) 7 Puncak Jaya / Carstenz (4884m) 2024 (Oct)

Rescue Missions In the spring of 2023, Indian climber Anurag Maloo fell into a deep crevasse. Dawa, along with six Sherpas and two Polish climbers, conducted a rescue operation and successfully brought Anurag back to safety.