Min Bahadur Sherchan

Min Bahadur Sherchan (20 June 1931 – 6 May 2017) was a Nepalese mountaineer and former British Gurkha soldier. In 2008, the 76 year old became the oldest climber to summit Mount Everest.[1] He lost the record five years later to 80 year old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura.[2][3] Sherchan died at Everest Base Camp on 6 May 2017 while trying to reclaim his title.[4][5]

Min Bahadur Sherchan
Sherchan in Copenhagen in 2009
Personal information
Full nameMin Bahadur Sherchan
Main disciplineMountaineering
Born(1931-06-20)20 June 1931
Bhurung Tatopani, West Nepal
Died6 May 2017(2017-05-06) (aged 85)
Everest Base Camp, Nepal
NationalityNepalese

In 2008 Min Bahadur Sherchan beat Yuichiro Miura to the top by one day, and Sherchan tried to top summit again 2013 but had to call off his attempt due to health issues.[6] Prior to this the oldest was Katsusuke Yanagisawa, who at 71 summited on May 22, 2007.[7][8] In this period, Nepal enacted a minimum age limit of 16 years old (there was no maximum), and a 2005 study found Everest climbers over age 60 had about a 1 in 10 chance of summiting compared to 1 in 3 chance compared to those under 60.[9] However, those over 60 had an increased chance of dying including a 1 in 4 chance of dying on the way down among those that summited.[9]

Sherchan was born in Myagdi district of Nepal.[10] His funeral was held in Kathmandu, Nepal and he widowed his wife.[9]

See also

References
  1. Shrestha, Manesh (30 December 2009). "Oldest Everest climber finally gets recognition". CNN. Kathmandu. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. Henderson, Barney (1 January 2016). "Meet Yuichiro Miura, the man planning to conquer Everest at 90". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. "80-year-old Yuichiro Miura claims new Everest record". BBC News. Asia. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. Bhandari, Rajneesh (6 May 2017). "85-Year-old Everest Climber, Trying to Reclaim Record, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. Jones, Stephen (6 May 2017). "Former Gurkha Min Bahadur Sherchan, 85, dies trying to regain oldest man to climb Everest title". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  6. AP (23 May 2013). "Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest to summit Everest -- for now". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. James, Victoria (27 May 2012). "Japan's Everest timeline". Japan Times. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. McCurry, Justin (29 May 2007). "71-year-old Japanese man becomes oldest climber to scale Everest". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  9. Boren, Cindy. "How old is too old to climb Mount Everest, Nepal wonders". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  10. Pokhrel, Rajan (6 March 2017). "Nepal's 86yo climber announces to attempt Everest again". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 13 July 2018.


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