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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died early Thursday. Kanchha died at age 92 at his home in ...

The last member of the Hillary-Norgay team, Kanchha Sherpa, died on Thursday, the Nepal Mountaineering Association said in a ...

He had been unwell for a few days,” said his grandson, Mr Tenzing Chogyal Sherpa. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died early Thursday, according to the Nepal Mountaineering ...