Chhewang Nima

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Chhewang Nima ({{langx|ne|छेवाङ निमा}}) ({{circa}} 1967 – 23 October 2010) was a Nepalese Sherpa who climbed Mount Everest 19 times.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11615856|title=Leading Sherpa Chhewang Nima missing after avalanche|publisher=BBC News Online|date=24 October 2010|accessdate=24 October 2010}} He was also called Chuwang Nima,[http://www.evk2cnr.org/cms/files/evk2cnr.org/24-08-2009_mounteverest.pdf Everest Web - ExWeb special: Himalaya fall season kick-off with a huge spring flashback] and Chuwang Nima Sherpa.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/nepal.missing.sherpa/|title=Search on for sherpa who has scaled Everest 19 times|last=Shrestha|first=journalist Manesh|access-date=2017-05-16|language=en}}

Nima disappeared on 24 October 2010, after being struck by an avalanche near the summit of Baruntse. The search for him was called off the following day.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11618349 BBC News: Search for missing Nepal Sherpa Chhewang Nima stopped] His loss in the avalanche and subsequent search made international news.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-11618349|title=Search for missing Nepal Sherpa Chhewang Nima stopped|date=2010-10-25|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-05-16|language=en-GB}} He worked as a professional mountaineer, but at the time of his loss he was helping another team fix lines after they had asked for help.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Death on the mountain of Chhewang Nima|url=http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=17668#.X3jBvB7A40M|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626102736/http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=17668 |archive-date=2021-06-26 |access-date=|website=}}