Chhang Dawa Sherpa


Chhang Dawa Sherpa is a Nepalese mountaineer and the youngest mountaineer to summit the 14 highest peaks. Dawa and his brother Mingma Sherpa together hold the world record as "first brothers to summit the 14 highest peaks", a single record shared by the two.

Early life

Chhang Dawa Sherpa was born and grew up in the rural village of Narbuchaur in Makalu Village of Sankhuwasabha District in Nepal.
Dawa first reached the summit of Makalu in the Spring of 2001 without supplemtary of oxgen along with his brother Mingma Sherpa. He and his brother Mingma Sherpa attained the Guinness world record of "World's First Two Brothers" to successfully summit the fourteen mountains of the world which are over 8000 meters in height.

Mountains summited

S.noName of mountainYearSeasonHeight Country
1Makalu2001Spring8485Nepal
1Lhotse2002Spring8516Nepal
3Cho-Oyu2002Autumn8188Nepal
4Mount Everest2003Spring8848Nepal
5Mount Everest2004Spring8848Nepal
6Mount Everest2005Spring8848Nepal
7Makalu2008Spring8485Nepal
8Broad Peak2008Summer8047Pakistan
9Dhami Khang2009Spring7264Nepal
10Nanga Parbat2010Summer8125Pakistan
11G-I2010Summer8080Pakistan
12Manaslu2010Autumn8163Nepal
13Langtang Lirung2010Autumn7234Nepal
14Kanchanjunga2011Spring8586Nepal
15G-I2011Summer8080Pakistan
16G-II2011Summer8034Pakistan
17Manaslu2011Autumn8163Nepal
18Annapurna I2012Spring8091Nepal
19Dhaulagiri I2012Spring8167Nepal
20K-22012Summer8611Pakistan
21Shisha Pangma2013Spring8027China
22Dhaulagiri I2014Spring8167Nepal