# Source: Wikipedia — Apa Sherpa

**Type:** source
**Status:** Useful
**Confidence:** Medium
**Source Type:** reference
**URL:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apa_Sherpa
**Archive:** https://web.archive.org/web/20260311060844/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apa_Sherpa
**Archived:** 2026-03-11
**Publisher:** Wikimedia Foundation
**Retrieved:** 2026-08-12
**Raw:** raw/wikipedia-apa-sherpa-reference/2026-08-11-655a77c10b1c.txt
**Updated:** 2026-08-11
**Relates:** cites [Apa Sherpa's Everest Summits](apa-sherpa-everest-summits.md) · https://greatutah.work/pages/apa-sherpa-everest-summits.md · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apa_Sherpa

## Summary

Wikipedia's biographical article on Apa Sherpa, captured 2026-08-11. Used here for dated ascent counts and Utah residence where the foundation's own site is silent.

## Useful Claims

- Apa Sherpa made his **21st Mount Everest summit in May 2011** on The Eco Everest Expedition and **retired** after promising his wife to stop at **21 ascents**.
- He **first summited Everest in 1990**; his **last summit was in 2011**.
- He **held the world record with 21 ascents** until **Kami Rita Sherpa broke the record in 2018** with a 22nd ascent.
- Born in **Thame**, in Nepal's Everest region; worked as a **porter** for mountaineering groups after leaving school.
- Quote attributed to Apa: **"With an education they have a choice. Our goal is to give the younger generation a chance to go to school so they don't have to climb."**
- The family **moved to the United States in December 2006** and **lives in Draper, Utah**.
- **Apa Sherpa Foundation** founded **April 2009**, dedicated to education and economic development in Nepal.

## Verbatim

> "As part of The Eco Everest Expedition 2011, Apa made his 21st Mount Everest summit in May 2011 then retired after a promise to his wife to stop climbing after 21 ascents."
> — Article body

> "He first summited Everest in 1990 and his last time to the summit was in 2011."
> — Article body

> "the record was broken in 2018 by Kami Rita Sherpa."
> — Article body

> "They live in Draper, Utah ."
> — Personal life section

> "With an education they have a choice. Our goal is to give the younger generation a chance to go to school so they don't have to climb."
> — Article body, quote attributed to Apa Sherpa

## Reliability Notes

Reference tier — useful for cross-checking dates and counts Wikipedia cites to news sources, not as a primary mountaineering record. The article's own citations include Forbes, Himalayan Times, and Salt Lake Tribune pieces that have not been captured here.

## Related Pages

- [Apa Sherpa's Everest Summits](apa-sherpa-everest-summits.md)