# Pasang Dawa Lama

_Nepalese mountaineer (1912–1982)_

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> Pasang Dawa Lama was a Nepalese mountaineer / sirdar and a lama. Pasang is considered to be one of the greatest Sherpa mountaineers of the 20th century. He made the first ascent of Chomolhari 7,326 m (24,035 ft) with Spencer Chapman's expedition in 1937 and the first-ascent of the eight thousander Cho Oyu 8,188 m (26,864 ft) in 1954 whilst climbing with a party of Austrian mountaineers.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1912 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2055244#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Khumbu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2055244#P19))
- **Died:** 15 September 1982 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2055244#P570))
- **Place of death:** Darjeeling ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2055244#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2055244#P27))
- **Occupation:** mountaineer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2055244#P106))

## Questions

**When was Pasang Dawa Lama born?**  
Pasang Dawa Lama was born on 1912 in Khumbu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Pasang Dawa Lama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasang_Dawa_Lama) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2055244](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2055244) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Pasang-Dawa-Lama2.jpg by Gerd Mehl († 2001) (Attribution)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pasang-Dawa-Lama2.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Pasang Dawa Lama, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Pasang-Dawa-Lama2.jpg — Gerd Mehl († 2001), Attribution.

## Cite this page

"Pasang Dawa Lama". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pasang-dawa-lama. Retrieved 4 November 2026.