Ang Kami Sherpa

Ang Kami Sherpa was the member of the third Indian Everest expedition,[1] led by Captain M S Kohliin 1965 which was first Indian successful Everest Expedition climbed Mount Everest, consisted of 21 major expedition members and 50 Sherpas.

The initial attempt was at the end of April 1965, when they returned to base camp due to bad weather and waited 2 weeks for better weather.

Together with C. P. Vohra Ang Kami reached on the summit on 24 May 1965.

[2][3][4][5][6][7] He is the 5th Indian and 20th person in the world to have climbed Mount Everest.

He was also awarded the gold medal by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation.