elementary school in his hometown in Nepal and to increase public awareness of the contributions of the Sherpa people to Himalayan mountaineering. See also List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit List of Mount Everest records Lhakpa Sherpa (female Everest mountaineer) List of Mount Everest guides Notes External links Website dedicated to Apa Sherpa and Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa 1969 births Living people People from Solukhumbu District Nepalese mountain climbers Sherpa summiters of Mount Everest Nepalese Buddhists Nepalese summiters of Mount Everest