# Mingma Gyabu Sherpa

_Nepalese mountaineer (born 1989)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-13

> Mingma Gyabu Sherpa is a Nepalese politician and mountaineer. He was until 2024 the youngest person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders, and holds the Guinness World Record for "Fastest time to climb Everest and K2", which he did within 61 days.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** May 1989 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91683731#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Taplejung District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91683731#P19))
- **Occupation:** mountaineer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91683731#P106))

## Questions

**When was Mingma Gyabu Sherpa born?**  
Mingma Gyabu Sherpa was born on May 1989 in Taplejung District.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mingma Gyabu Sherpa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mingma_Gyabu_Sherpa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q91683731](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91683731) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mingma Gyab Sherpa.jpg by Iamthanes (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mingma_Gyab_Sherpa.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Mingma Gyabu Sherpa". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/mingma-gyabu-sherpa. Retrieved 21 October 2026.