# Pasang Kikuli

_Nepalese mountain climber and explorer_

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> Pasang Kikuli (1911–1939) was a Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber and explorer who acted as a sirdar for many Himalayan expeditions. He died on the 1939 American Karakoram expedition to K2, attempting to rescue a stranded climber.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1911 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61790439#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Solukhumbu District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61790439#P19))
- **Died:** 1939 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61790439#P570))
- **Occupation:** mountaineer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61790439#P106))

## Questions

**When was Pasang Kikuli born?**  
Pasang Kikuli was born on 1911 in Solukhumbu District.

## Related

- [Solukhumbu District](https://diginpl.com/places/solukhumbu-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Pasang Kikuli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasang_Kikuli) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q61790439](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61790439) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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"Pasang Kikuli". DigiNepal. Last updated 15 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pasang-kikuli. Retrieved 21 October 2026.