Phu Dorjee Sherpa
Phu Dorjee Sherpa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nepal |
| Died | 1969 |
| Allegiance | India |
| Awards | |
Phu Dorjee Sherpa was the first Nepali man and twenty-third person in the world to climb Mount Everest.[2] He was a member of the third Indian Everest Expedition 1965, led by Captain M S Kohli, which was the first successful Indian Everest Expedition. The group consisted of 21 major expedition members and 50 Sherpas. The initial attempt was at the end of April, when they returned to base camp due to bad weather and waited 2 weeks for better weather.
On May 29, 1965, on the fourth and final attempt on the 12th anniversary of the first conquest of Mount Everest, together with H. P. S. Ahluwalia and Harish Chandra Singh Rawat, Phu Dorjee summited Mount Everest. This was the first time that these three climbers climbed the mountain together.[3][4][5][6]
He died in a fall on Mount Everest on October 18, 1969.[7]
Awards[]
- Received the Padma Shri for being one of the first Indians to summit Mount Everest in 1965[8][9]
See also[]
- List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
- List of Mount Everest records of India
- List of Mount Everest records
References[]
- ^ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965". www.istampgallery.com.
- ^ "Phu Dorje Sherpa". www.everesthistory.com.
- ^ "Did you know that 50 Years ago 9 Indians Held a Record for Climbing Mount Everest?". www.thebetterindia.com.
- ^ "Nine Atop Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965". books.google.com.sa.
- ^ "The first Indians on Everest". www.livemint.com.
- ^ "NINE ATOP EVEREST". www.himalayanclub.org.
- ^ Unsworth 2000, p. 701
- ^ "Padma Shree for The first Indians on Everest on 1965". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in.
- ^ "How can I forget Phu Dorje?". The Tribune (Chandigarh).
See also[]
- Nepalese summiters of Mount Everest
- Sherpa summiters of Mount Everest
- Nepalese mountain climbers
- 1969 deaths
- Mountaineering deaths
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports