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Ang Rita

1948 - 2020

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Ang Rita Sherpa (Nepali: आङरिता शेर्पा; 27 July 1948 – 21 September 2020) was a Nepalese mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest ten times without supplemental oxygen between 1983 and 1996. His sixth climb set the world record for the most successful ascents of Mount Everest, which he re-set on his tenth climb. Although others have since summitted Everest more, he still holds the record for most summits without supplemental oxygen. He was also the first, and to date only, person to climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen in winter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ang Rita is the 25th most popular mountaineer (up from 46th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Nepal (up from 41st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Nepalese Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Ang Rita ranks 25 out of 56. Before him are Lino Lacedelli, John Muir, Kurt Diemberger, Fanny Bullock Workman, Alain Robert, and Lionel Terray. After him are Albert F. Mummery, Krzysztof Wielicki, Anatoli Boukreev, Peter Habeler, Erhard Loretan, and Jon Krakauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Ang Rita ranks 245. Before him are Dan Halutz, Pietro Anastasi, Zdravko Tolimir, Susan Blakely, Gottfried Helnwein, and Volker Finke. After him are Dee Wallace, Kenny Loggins, Meg Foster, Wadih Sa'adeh, George Wendt, and Muse Bihi Abdi. Among people deceased in 2020, Ang Rita ranks 200. Before him are Jean Raspail, Sisavath Keobounphanh, Joachim Yhombi-Opango, Pietro Anastasi, Muhammad Mustafa Mero, and Fernando Solanas. After him are Harry Gregg, Lee Konitz, Peter Sutcliffe, Terry Goodkind, Duje Bonačić, and Hugh Keays-Byrne.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Ang Rita ranks 26 out of 59. Before him are Anuruddha (-450), Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (1875), Madhav Kumar Nepal (1953), Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (1980), Suman Pokhrel (1967), and Bhanubhakta Acharya (1814). After him are Tribhuvan of Nepal (1906), Janaka (null), Mahendra of Nepal (1920), Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909), Araniko (1244), and Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In Nepal

Among mountaineers born in Nepal, Ang Rita ranks 2. Before him are Tenzing Norgay (1914). After him are Apa Sherpa (1960), Nirmal Purja (1983), and Lhakpa Sherpa (1974).

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