[1] On May 20, 2011, Mingma Sherpa became the first person from Nepal[2] and the first South Asian[3] to scale all 14 eight thousanders.

He also set a new world record by becoming the first mountaineer to climb all 14 peaks on the first attempt.

Mingma Sherpa and his brother, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, hold the Guinness World Records of the world's first two brothers to successfully summit the 14 eight thousanders[4] By October 2024, Mingma and Chhang Dawa successfully completed their mission of ascending the Seven Summits, which are the seven highest peaks on each continent.

Mingma Sherpa is the managing director of Seven Summit Treks, which organizes expedition over the Himalayas in Nepal, China and Pakistan.

[8] In 2020 - Dec 11, Mingma Sherpa along with Swiss Climber Sophie Lavaud, Dawa Sangay and Tenjing Sherpa made first ever summit of Kyungya Ri 2 peak (6506m) located in Langtang Valley.