{{short description|Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer}} {{Infobox climber |image= File:Mingma sherpa.jpg |name= Mingma Sherpa |other_names= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1978|6|16|df=y}} |birth_place=Makalu, Nepal |nationality=Nepalese |relatives=Chhang Dawa Sherpa Tashi Lakpa Sherpa (brother) |knownfor=First Nepali and first South Asian to summit the 14 highest peaks in the world (8000ers)<br />First mountaineer to summit all 14 peaks on first attempt }}
'''Mingma Sherpa''' ({{langx|ne|मिङ्मा शेर्पा}}; born June 16, 1978) is a Nepali mountaineer from Makalu Village, which is located in Sankhuwasabha district of Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.everestnews.com/everestupdatessouth2005/everestsummits0530200548.htm|title=Mt. Everest 2005: 48 summit Everest including 5 women from the south side: Summits May 30, 2005|website=Everestnews.com}}</ref> On May 20, 2011, Mingma Sherpa became the first person from Nepal<ref name="http://news.nationalgeographicom">{{Cite web|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/special-features/2014/04/140426-sherpa-culture-everest-disaster/|title=Sherpas: The Invisible Men of Everest|website=News.nationalgeographic.com|access-date=7 November 2021|archive-date=21 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043828/https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/special-features/2014/04/140426-sherpa-culture-everest-disaster/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the first South Asian<ref name="http://www.the-south-asian.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.the-south-asian.com/Jan-March2012/Mingma-Sherpa.htm/|title=First South Asian to scale all 14 of the highest mountains|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430225638/http://the-south-asian.com/Jan-March2012/Mingma-Sherpa.htm|archivedate=2016-04-30}}</ref> to scale all 14 eight thousanders. He also set a new world record by becoming the first mountaineer to climb all 14 peaks on the first attempt. Mingma Sherpa and his brother, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, hold the Guinness World Records of the world's first two brothers to successfully summit the 14 eight thousanders<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/623453-first-siblings-to-climb-all-8-000ers | title=First siblings to climb all 8,000ers | access-date=2020-08-27 | archive-date=2022-09-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930190102/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/623453-first-siblings-to-climb-all-8-000ers | url-status=live }}</ref>
By October 2024, Mingma and Chhang Dawa successfully completed their mission of ascending the Seven Summits, which are the seven highest peaks on each continent. This achievement made them the first siblings to achieve this feat.<ref>By Oct 2024 Mingma and Chhang Dawa completed the mision of climbing Seven summits - seven highest peak of the seven continents and became the first siblking to do so.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=I fondatori di Seven Summit Treks completano le 'Seven Summits' scalando la Piramide Carstensz |url=https://www.mountainblog.it/redazionale/i-fondatori-di-seven-summit-treks-completano-le-seven-summits/ |access-date=2025-07-24 |website=MountainBlog |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Sibling Sherpa's complete the 14 | date=23 October 2024 | url=https://everestmountain.co.uk/sibling-sherpas-complete-the-14 }}</ref>
==Journey to Eight thousanders== The Sherpa brothers used supplementary oxygen only on the four highest mountains out of all 8000ers. They climbed all eight thousanders with no sponsor. Until Mingma climbed nine 8000ers as a Sherpa guide and then went to Japan for work. In 2009 Mingma returned to Nepal and climbed the remaining 5 other 8000ers.
Mingma Sherpa is the managing director of Seven Summit Treks, which organizes expedition over the Himalayas in Nepal, China and Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/623453-first-siblings-to-climb-all-8-000ers|title=First siblings to climb all 8,000ers|website=Guinness World Records|access-date=2020-08-27|archive-date=2022-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930190102/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/623453-first-siblings-to-climb-all-8-000ers|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Awards== '''Jana Sewa Shree:''' In 2023, Mingma Sherpa was honoured with the Jana Sewa Shree Fifth medal by Ram Chandra Poudel at a special ceremony held at the Office of the President in Kathmandu, Nepal.<ref>https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/president-honours-mountaineers-with-jana-sea-shree-medal</ref>
== Ascent of unclimbed peak == [[File:Summit of peak Kyungya Ri (6506m).jpg|left|upright=0.9|thumb|(From left to right) Tenjing Sherpa, Mingma Sherpa and Sophie Lavaud on the summit of Kyungya Ri 2 peak]] In 2020 - Dec 11, Mingma Sherpa along with Swiss Climber Sophie Lavaud, Dawa Sangay and Tenjing Sherpa made first ever summit of Kyungya Ri 2 peak (6506m) located in Langtang Valley.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/mingma-sherpa-3-others-make-first-ever-ascent-of-kyungya-ri-2-peak|title=Mingma Sherpa, 3 others make first ever ascent of Kyungya Ri 2 peak|first=Sandeep|last=Sen|date=11 December 2020|newspaper=The Himalayan Times|access-date=7 November 2021|archive-date=7 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107140257/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/mingma-sherpa-3-others-make-first-ever-ascent-of-kyungya-ri-2-peak|url-status=live}}</ref>
==8000m Peaks summited by Mingma Sherpa== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !width="50"|'''S.no''' !width="150"|'''Name of mountain''' !width="300"|'''Year'''
|- | 1 | Mount Everest (8848 m) | 2004 (spring) |- | 2 | K2 (8611 m) | 2004 (summer) |- | 3 | Kangchenjunga (8586 m) | 2011 (spring) |- | 4 | Lhotse (8516 m) | 2002 (spring) |- | 5 | Makalu (8463 m) | 2001 (spring) |- | 6 | Cho Oyu (8201 m) | 2000 (autumn), 2002 (autumn) |- | 7 | Dhaulagiri (8167 m) | 2010 (spring) |- | 8 | Manaslu (8163 m) | 2000 (spring), 2020 (Autumn) |- | 9 | Nanga Parbat (8125 m) | 2010 (summer) |- | 10 | Annapurna I (8091 m) | 2010 (spring) |- | 11 | Gasherbrum I (8068 m) | 2010 (summer) |- | 12 | Broad Peak (8047 m) | 2003 (summer) |- | 13 | Gasherbrum II (8035 m) | 2003 (summer) |- | 14 | Shishapangma (8027 m) | 2001 (autumn) |} <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sevensummittreks.com/team/bod/1661056323439171357 | title=Mingma Sherpa | access-date=2022-09-12 | archive-date=2022-09-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912091752/https://www.sevensummittreks.com/team/bod/1661056323439171357 | url-status=live }}</ref>
==Seven Summits by Mingma Sherpa== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !width="50"|'''S.no''' !width="150"|'''Name of mountain''' !width="300"|'''Year'''
|- | 1 | Mount Everest (8848 m) | 2004 (spring)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sevensummittreks.com/about-chairman.html | title=About Chairman | access-date=2022-08-25 | archive-date=2022-08-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819052900/https://www.sevensummittreks.com/about-chairman.html | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2 | Aconcagua (6961m) | 2022 (Jan)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/mingma-sherpa-3-others-make-first-ever-ascent-of-kyungya-ri-2-peak | title=Mingma Sherpa, 3 others make first ever ascent of Kyungya Ri 2 peak | date=11 December 2020 | access-date=13 January 2021 | archive-date=11 December 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211083050/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/mingma-sherpa-3-others-make-first-ever-ascent-of-kyungya-ri-2-peak/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 3 | Denali (6194m) | 2022 (June)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nepalnews.com/s/nation/us-embassy-honored-nepalese-climbers | title=US embassy honored Nepalese climbers | access-date=2022-08-25 | archive-date=2022-08-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824125607/https://www.nepalnews.com/s/nation/us-embassy-honored-nepalese-climbers | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 4 | Kilimanjaro (5859m) | 2022 (Feb)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/mingma-sherpa-3-others-make-first-ever-ascent-of-kyungya-ri-2-peak | title=Mingma Sherpa, 3 others make first ever ascent of Kyungya Ri 2 peak | date=11 December 2020 | access-date=13 January 2021 | archive-date=11 December 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211083050/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/mingma-sherpa-3-others-make-first-ever-ascent-of-kyungya-ri-2-peak/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 5 | Mount Elbrus (5642m) | 2022 (July)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/sst-team-scales-elbrus-as-mingma-sherpa-completes-six-of-seven-continent-peaks | title=SST team scales Elbrus as Mingma Sherpa completes six of seven continent peaks | date=29 July 2022 | access-date=25 August 2022 | archive-date=29 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729091127/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/sst-team-scales-elbrus-as-mingma-sherpa-completes-six-of-seven-continent-peaks | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 6 | Mount Vinson (4892m) | 2022 (Jan)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mteveresttoday.com/three-nepali-sherpa-brothers-successfully-scale-mt-vinson-in-antarctica/ | title=Three Nepali Sherpa brothers successfully scale Mt Vinson in Antarctica | Mt Everest Today | date=14 January 2022 | access-date=25 August 2022 | archive-date=27 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927202129/https://mteveresttoday.com/three-nepali-sherpa-brothers-successfully-scale-mt-vinson-in-antarctica/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 7 | Puncak Jaya / Carstenz (4884m) | 2024 (Oct)<ref>{{cite web | title=SST founders complete 7 summits scaling Carstensz Pyramid | date=20 October 2024 | url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/sst-founders-complete-7-summits-scaling-carstensz-pyramid }}</ref> |}
==Pole Explore== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !width="50"|'''S.no''' !width="150"|'''Name of mountain''' !width="300"|'''Year'''
|- | 1 | South Pole | 2022(Jan)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/three-sherpa-brothers-become-first-nepalis-to-set-foot-on-south-pole-mt-vinson-next/ | title=Three Sherpa brothers become first Nepalis to set foot on South Pole, Mt Vinson next | access-date=2022-08-25 | archive-date=2022-08-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830094601/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/three-sherpa-brothers-become-first-nepalis-to-set-foot-on-south-pole-mt-vinson-next/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |}
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