Last Surviving Member of First Mount Everest Expedition Dies at 92

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the historic 1953 expedition that first conquered Mount Everest, has died at the age of 92. He was part of the 35-member team that enabled New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay to reach the summit. Born in Namche Bazar, he began his mountaineering career at 19. In recent years, Kanchha Sherpa had expressed concern over overcrowding on the peak, urging climbers to respect the mountain, which is revered as a goddess by the Sherpa community.