Namgyal Sherpa

Khotang, Nepal

Namgyal Sherpa (1978- May 16, 2013) was a Nepali mountaineer and senior climbing guide who founded the Extreme Everest Expedition 2010 — an all-Nepali expedition to clean the slopes of Everest above 8,000 metres. The expedition was able to bring down 2000kg/ 4000lbs of waste and two bodies.