Dawa Steven Sherpa

Dawa Steven Sherpa (Nepali: दावा स्टेभन शेर्पा) is a Nepalese Sherpa entrepreneur who has scaled Mt. Everest twice. He was born in March 1984 and graduated from Heriot-Watt University Scotland with an Honours Degree in Business Administration. Dawa Steven's father is a Nepalese Sherpa, and his mother a Belgian. He speaks five languages: Dutch, Nepali, English, Hindi and German.

Dawa Steven's achievements include his effort to run the world's highest bakery[1] at Everest base camp (5330m) and Eco Everest Expedition to draw attention to the impact of climate change on the Himalayas. His efforts in the field of environment have been recognized by World Wildlife Fund (WWF),[2] The Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation Canada, the International Mountaineering & Climbing Federation (UIAA), and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[3][4] He also started the 'Cash for Trash' cleanup campaign on Everest.

Dawa Steven was featured in WWF-hosted TEDx talk in 2011.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Haviland, Charles (7 May 2008). "Baking bread on top of the world". BBC News.
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  4. ↑ "Profile".
  5. ↑ "Initiating Action - TEDx talk".


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