[3] Kushang Sherpa was born on 15 February 1965, in Olangchung Gola, Nepal.
He ran away from home at the age of 14 to work as a porter on an expedition that was passing through his village.
[1] Sherpa was the first person who summited Mount Everest from three sides.
Kushang Dorjee Sherpa first summited the Everest on 10 May 1993, via the standard south east ridge route.
[1][2] Sherpa died at his home in Darjeeling, on 7 December 2024, at the age of 59.