Chhurim
Chhurim Sherpa | |
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| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Other names | Chhurim |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
| Known for | First woman to climb Mount Everest twice in the same season |
| Father | Dandu Sherpa[1] |
Chhurim[2] is a Nepali mountaineer and the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice in the same season, a feat which was verified by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2013.[3][4] She accomplished this feat in 2012, climbing Everest on May 12 and May 19 of that year.[5]
"People have set different kinds of climbing records in Everest," said Chhurim, sitting on her living room couch directly beneath a string of certificates hung on the wall—the Guinness plaque included. "But no one has climbed twice within a week. So I just climbed with the sole motive of making a world record."[1]
"But for Chhurim, it was Pasang Lhamu Sherpa -- the first Nepalese woman to climb Everest (she died during her descent) -- who inspired the then fifth grader to sketch a future plan that most girls the same age couldn't conceive of."[1]
"To date, the total number of people who have successfully climbed Everest from the Nepalese side, according to the Expedition Department at the Ministry of Tourism, stands at 3,842. Of them only 219 are women, out of whom a mere 21 are Nepalese." [1]
"I really want other Nepalese women to get involved in mountaineering," Chhurim said. "We should have a can-do attitude so that we can move forward and not be left behind simply because we're women." [1]
"As she held her framed world record certificate to pose for a photograph, Chhurim said, 'I have created a name for myself and I have raised my country's profile. If you're really determined, you can definitely take yourself to new heights, and that's what I've done.'" [1]
Chhurim is a Sherpa from Taplejung in east Nepal. Like most Sherpa she uses one name, rather than a first and last name.[6]
See also
[edit]- List of Mount Everest records
- List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
- Lhakpa Sherpa
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Bibek Bhandari (2013-03-08). " "Childhood dream leads climber up Everest -- twice in one week". CNN.
- ^ "Nepalese woman scales Mount Everest twice within days". Global Post. 2013-02-25.
- ^ Francis Elliott (2013-02-26). "Climber becomes first woman to scale Everest twice in a year". The Times.
- ^ "Nepalese woman scales Everest twice in one season". ABC. 2013-02-26.
- ^ "Guinness recognises woman Sherpa for scaling Everest twice in a season". The Hindu. 2013-02-25.
- ^ BINAJ GURUBACHARYA (2013-02-25). "2 Everest climbs put Nepalese woman in record book". Denver Post. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-02-25.