# Ang Tharkay

_Nepalese sherpa and sirdar (1907-1981)_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/people/ang-tharkay
Last updated: 2026-10-13

> Ang Tharkay was a renowned Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber and explorer who acted as a guide and later sirdar for many Himalayan expeditions. He was "beyond question the outstanding Sherpa of his era" and he introduced Tenzing Norgay to the world of mountaineering.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1907 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22003148#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Khumbu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22003148#P19))
- **Died:** 28 July 1981 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22003148#P570))
- **Occupation:** mountaineer; mountain guide ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22003148#P106))

## Questions

**When was Ang Tharkay born?**  
Ang Tharkay was born on 1907 in Khumbu.

## Related

- [Khumbu](https://diginpl.com/places/khumbu)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ang Tharkay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang_Tharkay) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q22003148](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22003148) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Ang Tharkay, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

## Cite this page

"Ang Tharkay". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ang-tharkay. Retrieved 21 October 2026.