# Chhang Dawa Sherpa

_Nepalese mountaineer (born 1982)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-02

> Chhang Dawa Sherpa (Nepali: छाङ दावा शेर्पा): (born July 30, 1982) is a Nepalese mountaineer and the youngest climber till 2019 to summit the 14 highest peaks. Dawa and his brother Mingma Sherpa together hold the world record as "first brothers to summit the 14 highest peaks", a single record shared by the two.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 30 July 1982 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17417895#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Makalu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17417895#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17417895#P27))
- **Occupation:** mountaineer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17417895#P106))

## About

By October 2024, Chhang Dawa and Mingma successfully completed their mission of ascending the Seven Summits, which are the seven highest peaks on each continent. This achievement made them the first siblings to accomplish this feat.

## Questions

**When was Chhang Dawa Sherpa born?**  
Chhang Dawa Sherpa was born on 30 July 1982 in Makalu.

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- [Makalu, Nepal](https://diginpl.com/places/makalu-nepal)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Chhang Dawa Sherpa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhang_Dawa_Sherpa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): छाङदावा शेर्पा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%99%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q17417895](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17417895) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Chhang Dawa Sherpa.jpg by Thakur.ravi26 (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chhang_Dawa_Sherpa.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Chhang Dawa Sherpa, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Chhang Dawa Sherpa.jpg — Thakur.ravi26, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Chhang Dawa Sherpa". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/chhang-dawa-sherpa. Retrieved 4 November 2026.