Last surviving member of first team to conquer Everest dies aged 92

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Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, has died at the age of 92, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Association.

Kanchha died early on Thursday at his home in Kapan, Kathmandu district, said Phur Gelje Sherpa, the association’s president.

“He passed away peacefully at his residence,” Phur Gelje said, explaining that Kanchha had been unwell for some time. “A chapter of the mountaineering history has vanished with him,” he added.

Kanchha was among the 35 members ...

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