Pasang Dawa Sherpa—(also known as “PaDawa” for short)—was honored with the Adventure Tourism Excellence in Mountaineering award recognizing his extraordinary achievements including summitting Mount Everest an astounding 27 times, which puts him in second place behind only Kami Rita Sherpa.

Robert Alt is the Founder of PROFOUND CLIMBING™ and the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Buckeye Institute in Columbus, Ohio (United States of America).