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Babu Chhiri

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Babu Chhiri Famous memorial

Birth
Nepal
Death
29 Apr 2001 (aged 35)
Mount Everest, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha, Nepal
Burial
Mount Everest, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha, Nepal Add to Map
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Sherpa. He had climbed Mt. Everest successfully 10 times setting a record for the fastest assent. While most climbers take 2-3 days to reach the 29,035-foot summit, Babu reached the top in 15 hours and 56 minutes. In addition, he remained on the summit for 21 hours without the aid of bottled oxygen.
Sherpa. He had climbed Mt. Everest successfully 10 times setting a record for the fastest assent. While most climbers take 2-3 days to reach the 29,035-foot summit, Babu reached the top in 15 hours and 56 minutes. In addition, he remained on the summit for 21 hours without the aid of bottled oxygen.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: May 15, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22316/babu-chhiri: accessed ), memorial page for Babu Chhiri (22 Jun 1965–29 Apr 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22316, citing Mount Everest, Mount Everest, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha, Nepal; Maintained by Find a Grave.