# Lobsang Tshering

_Mountaineer and an instructor at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute_

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Last updated: 2026-10-15

> Lopsang Tshering Bhutia was an Indian Sherpa mountaineer who died on Mount Everest and the nephew of Tenzing Norgay. His death made international headlines because he died on the 40th anniversary expedition of his uncle's summiting. His uncle, Tenzing Norgay, had died at home of natural causes in 1986 at the age of 72. Tenzing Norgay was the first person to summit Mount Everest in 1953 along with Sir Edmund Hillary.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1951 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6663834#P569))
- **Died:** 1993 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6663834#P570))
- **Place of death:** Mount Everest ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6663834#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6663834#P27))
- **Occupation:** mountaineer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6663834#P106))

## Questions

**When was Lobsang Tshering born?**  
Lobsang Tshering was born on 1951.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lobsang Tshering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobsang_Tshering) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6663834](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6663834) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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