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The last rites of Kancha Sherpa, the last living member of the 1953 Everest expedition, were performed with state honors. He breathed his last at the age of 92 at his private residence in Kathmandu.

Sherpa was part of the expedition team led by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa. He spent his final days in his ancestral home in Namche Bazaar, the gateway to Everest.

"Kancha Sherpa is a legendary climber. He is known all over the world. He was the only climber alive from the first ascent of Everest. He is our godfather for the entire mountain tourism industry -- climbers and the mountain adventure community. He is a legendary figure who worked hard to make the climbing industry popular across the world and helped the t

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