Tenjen Sherpa

Tenjen Sherpa
Personal information
NationalityNepalese
Born1987/1988
Makalu, Sankhuwasbha, Nepal
Died7 October 2023
Shishapangma, Tibet
Climbing career
Known forMountaineering
Major ascentsFastest to climb all 14 eight-thousanders within 92 days.

Tenjen Sherpa (1987/1988 – 7 October 2023), also known as Tenjen Lama Sherpa, was a Nepalese mountaineer who climbed all 14 eight-thousanders together with Kristin Harila in 92 days. He went missing after an avalanche hit on Shishapangma on 7 October 2023. He was declared dead by Chinese authorities on 8 October 2023.

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