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Chhurim

छुरिम शेर्पा

Nepalese mountain climber

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Chhurim 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. She accomplished this feat in 2012, climbing Everest on May 12 and again on May 19.

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About

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

Questions

When was Chhurim born?
Chhurim was born on 1984 in Nepal.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Chhurim · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): छुरिम शेर्पा · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q12177490 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Chhurim, first women to climb mt. everest twice in the same season.jpg by S2 krish (CC BY 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 8 November 2026

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"Chhurim". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/chhurim. Retrieved 8 November 2026.

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