Dawa Thondup

Dawa Thondup (1907-1973) Dawa Tendrup or Da Thundu ) was a Sherpa mountaineer from the Nepali village of Khumjung. In 1937, he was with Hunt again during an expedition in the Kanchenjunga area.

Thondup participated in the disastrous 1939 American Karakoram expedition to K2. He may have been part of the English-Swiss expedition in 1950 that was the first to summit Abi Gamin. and was a porter on the Swiss expedition to Everest in 1952. He was again on Everest in the 1955 International Himalayan Expedition, headed by Norman Dyhrenfurth. He was also awarded a Tiger Badge by the Himalayan Club for his part in the 1939 American Karakoram expedition to K2, his 'Himalayan Club Number' was 49.

Personal life Pinju Norbu, also known as Pinzo Nurbu or Pintso Norbu, was his younger brother. was his father-in-law. but he died soon after, at the age of 66.