Ang Rita Sherpa

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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1. When was Ang Rita Sherpa born?July 27, 1948
2. When did Ang Rita Sherpa die?September 21, 2020
3. What nationality was Ang Rita Sherpa?Nepalese
4. What is the sport?Mountaineering
5. What is the career span?Primarily 1983-1996
6. Who is Ang Rita Sherpa?Ang Rita Sherpa is a Nepalese mountaineer known as the "Snow Leopard." He climbed Mount Everest ten times without using extra oxygen.

Supplemental Oxygen: A portable breathing apparatus used by climbers to increase oxygen intake at extreme altitudes where natural levels are insufficient.
The Death Zone: The altitude above 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) on Mount Everest, where the human body cannot acclimatize and survival is extremely difficult.
Physiological Adaptation: The process by which an organism's body changes over time to better survive in its environment, such as adapting to thin air at high altitudes.
Unassisted Ascent: Climbing a mountain without the aid of supplemental oxygen or other significant technological support.