Nepal’s Legendary Mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa, first to Summit Mount Everest 10 times, passes away at 72
- Nepal-based Ang Rita Sherpa, the first man to climb Mount Everest 10 times, has passed away suffering brain and liver ailments for a long time. He was 72.
- Ang Rita made all the ascents to the world’s tallest mountain between 1983 and 1996 and that too without bottled oxygen.
- He was therefore also known as the “snow leopard” for his climbing skills.