# Pemba Doma Sherpa

_Nepalese mountain climber (1970–2007)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-13

> Pemba Doma Sherpa was the first Nepalese female mountaineer to climb Mount Everest via its north face, was the second Nepali woman to summit from both the north and south faces, and is one of six women to have summited Everest twice. She was the leader of the 2002 Nepalese Woman Everest Expedition.
Pemba Doma Sherpa climbed Cho Oyu from the Tibetan side on 28 September 2005.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 July 1970 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4357604#P569))
- **Died:** 22 May 2007 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4357604#P570))
- **Place of death:** Lhotse ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4357604#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4357604#P27))
- **Occupation:** mountaineer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4357604#P106))

## Questions

**When was Pemba Doma Sherpa born?**  
Pemba Doma Sherpa was born on 7 July 1970.

## Related

- [Lhotse](https://diginpl.com/places/lhotse)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Pemba Doma Sherpa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemba_Doma_Sherpa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4357604](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4357604) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Pemba Doma Sherpa.jpg by Billjones94 (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pemba_Doma_Sherpa.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Pemba Doma Sherpa". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pemba-doma-sherpa. Retrieved 21 October 2026.