Gongbu (mountaineer)

Gongbu
Born
Gonpo Dorje

1933
Surco Shika, Ngamring Dzong, Tibet
(present day Surco Township, Nyalam County, Tibet, China)
Died5 December 2024(2024-12-05) (aged 90–91)
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Occupationmountain climber
Known forOne of the first three Chinese to summit Mount Everest

Gongbu (Chinese: 贡布; pinyin: Gòngbù; 1933 – 8 December 2024), also known as Konbu, Gonbu, or Gonpa, born Gonpo Dorje (Tibetan: མགོན་པོ་རྡོ་རྗེ, Wylie: mgon po rdo rje), was a Chinese mountaineer who was the eighth person and first Tibetan to summit Mount Everest.

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