[6] In 2001, despite wanting to continue his studies, he had to drop out of school to join a mountaineering team as a porter to earn money for his family.

[citation needed] He got his first opportunity to work as a porter in the Sherpani Col area, which is the highest pass in the Great Himalaya Trail of Nepal.

[citation needed] In 2010, he rejoined the mountaineering field as a climbing guide and made his debut summit at Ama Dablam.

[citation needed] Mingma also holds the second-best timing of summiting Everest, Lhoste, and Makalu within 54 hrs and 25 mins.

He broke the previous record of fellow Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who had a time of 10 hours 15 minutes.