Pasang Dawa Lama (1912 – September 15, 1982) was a Sherpa Nepalese mountaineer, sirdar.
Pasang is considered to be one of the greatest Sherpa mountaineers of the 20th century.
The two men came very close to reaching the summit, until the cautious Pasang asked not to continue climbing as night had fallen.
[3] In 1954, along with Herbert Tichy and Sepp Jöchler [de], Pasang made the first ascent of Cho Oyu.
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