Phu Dorjee Sherpa
Phu Dorjee Sherpa was the first Nepali man and twenty-third man in the world to climb Mount Everest. He was a member of the third Indian Everest expedition, led by Captain M S Kohli in 1965, which was the first successful Indian Everest Expedition. The group consisted of 21 major expedition members and 50 Sherpas. The initial attempt was at the end of April, when they returned to base camp due to bad weather and waited 2 weeks for better weather.
On May 29, 1965, on the fourth and final attempt on the 12th anniversary of the first conquest of Mount Everest, together with H. P. S. Ahluwalia and Harish Chandra Singh Rawat, Phu Dorjee summited Mount Everest. This was the first time that these three climbers climbed the mountain together.
He was awarded Padma Shri for his achievements.
He died in a fall on Everest on October 18, 1969.
