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Ang Rita

1948 - 2020

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Ang Rita Sherpa (Nepali: आङरिता शेर्पा; 27 July 1948 – 21 September 2020) was a Nepalese mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest ten times without using supplemental oxygen between 1983 and 1996. His sixth climb set the world record for the most successful ascents of Mount Everest, which he re-set on his tenth climb. Although others have since summitted Everest more, he still holds the record for most summits without supplemental oxygen. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ang Rita has received more than 114,730 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ang Rita is the 38th most popular mountaineer (down from 35th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Nepal (up from 29th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Nepalese Mountaineer.

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  • 110k

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  • 46.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Ang Rita ranks 38 out of 45. Before him are Fanny Bullock Workman, Ardito Desio, Riccardo Cassin, Verney Lovett Cameron, Bachendri Pal, and Simone Moro. After him are Ueli Steck, Joe Simpson, Apa Sherpa, Denis Urubko, Edurne Pasaban, and Oh Eun-sun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Ang Rita ranks 413. Before him are Martin Suter, Joseph Marcell, Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Nikola Šainović, Carole Laure, and Telma Hopkins. After him are Mohammad Mirmohammadi, Patrick Moraz, Dave Cowens, Richard Simmons, Kim Hwang-sik, and Jozef Čapkovič. Among people deceased in 2020, Ang Rita ranks 415. Before him are Ashley Cooper, Flossie Wong-Staal, Nicette Bruno, Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Franca Valeri, and Norman Hunter. After him are Gianfranco Terenzi, Michael Chapman, Irina Kirichenko, Mohammad Mirmohammadi, Earl Cameron, and George Floyd.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Ang Rita ranks 28 out of 55. Before him are Suman Pokhrel (1967), Tribhuvan of Nepal (1906), Jung Bahadur Rana (1817), Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954), Bhimsen Thapa (1775), and Sushil Koirala (1939). After him are Araniko (1244), Apa Sherpa (1960), Dipendra of Nepal (1971), KP Sharma Oli (1952), Jhala Nath Khanal (1950), and Rana Bahadur Shah (1775).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In Nepal

Among mountaineers born in Nepal, Ang Rita ranks 2. Before him are Tenzing Norgay (1914). After him are Apa Sherpa (1960) and Nirmal Purja (1983).

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