11/01/2026
Norwich, GB -2 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

KANCHHA SHERPA, aged 92

After a poverty-stricken upbringing, he was selected as a sherpa for the 1953 expedition to conquer Mount Everest. He was the last survivor of that mission.

SYLVAIN SAUDAN, aged 87

An extreme skier, he completed 23 first descents of mountains, invented a new sport and skiing style and broke world records and cheated death on two occasions.

GERTRUDE WRIGHT, aged 99

A proficient linguist, she survived the bombing of her home city, fled from the Red Army, became a translator and teacher and built a school in the Himalayas.