October 17, 2025 11:14 AM
Kancha Sherpa, last surviving member of 1953 Everest expedition, passes away at 92
Kancha Sherpa, the last living member of the historic 1953 Everest expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, passed away at his residence in Kathmandu at the age of 92. According to his family, Ang Phurba ‘Kancha’ Sherpa breathed ...