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Babu Chhiri Sherpa
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A mountain climber, Babu holds the record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest. He began climbing as a porter at age 13. Last May, he broke his own speed record climbing Everest, ascending the south face and making it back to the base camp in 16 hours and 56 minutes. He summited Everest 10 times, including four times via the more difficult north side, from Tibet. Babu also holds the record for time spent on the mountain's summit without supplemental oxygen -- 21 hours. He died April 29, falling over 600 feet into a crevasse on the mountain. He was 33.
From This is True for 29 April 2001
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