Biography
Phurba Tashi Sherpa (also credited as Phurba Tashi Sherpa Mendewa) is a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer and actor. Born on 24 May 1971 in Khumjung, Nepal, he grew up in a climbing family near Everest's base camp and began summiting eight-thousanders in the late 1990s.
He is known for a record 21 ascents of Mount Everest and numerous climbs on other Himalayan peaks. Tashi has appeared as himself in the documentary Sherpa (2015), which follows his expedition and the 2014 avalanche, and in a small role in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). He has also featured in the Discovery Channel series Everest: Beyond the Limit (2006–2007).
