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Apa Sherpa

1960 - Today

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Apa (born Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa; 20 January 1960), nicknamed "Super Sherpa", is a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer who, until 2017, jointly with Phurba Tashi held the record for reaching the summit of Mount Everest more times than any other climber. As part of The Eco Everest Expedition 2011, Apa made his 21st Mount Everest summit in May 2011 then retired after a promise to his wife to stop climbing after 21 ascents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Apa Sherpa has received more than 698,999 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Apa Sherpa is the 41st most popular mountaineer (down from 33rd in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Nepal (down from 28th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Nepalese Mountaineer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 700k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Apa Sherpa ranks 41 out of 45. Before him are Verney Lovett Cameron, Bachendri Pal, Simone Moro, Ang Rita, Ueli Steck, and Joe Simpson. After him are Denis Urubko, Edurne Pasaban, Oh Eun-sun, Nirmal Purja, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, and Dean Potter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Apa Sherpa ranks 273. Before him are Hiromi Tsuru, Moussa Faki, Moreno Argentin, Yoko Tawada, Greg Louganis, and Robert John Burke. After him are Pedro Pasculli, Alfred Gusenbauer, Cathy Moriarty, Ivan Gudelj, Vladimir Salnikov, and Neal Morse.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Apa Sherpa ranks 30 out of 55. Before him are Jung Bahadur Rana (1817), Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954), Bhimsen Thapa (1775), Sushil Koirala (1939), Ang Rita (1948), and Araniko (1244). After him are Dipendra of Nepal (1971), KP Sharma Oli (1952), Jhala Nath Khanal (1950), Rana Bahadur Shah (1775), Man Mohan Adhikari (1920), and Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (1875).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In Nepal

Among mountaineers born in Nepal, Apa Sherpa ranks 3. Before him are Tenzing Norgay (1914) and Ang Rita (1948). After him are Nirmal Purja (1983).

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