Sudarshan Gautam (Nepali: सुदर्शन गौतम) is Canadian mountain climber and actor. He is first person without arms to have reached the summit of

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetic languages, Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is List of highest mountains on Earth, Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border ru ...

without the use of

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s. He did this on May 20, 2013. Gautam lost his arms as a result of an accident in his childhood. In 2014, he appeared in the Nepalese movie ''Himmatwali''. LOU4549

Life and education

Gautam was born in Bhauduri, a village in

Ramechhap District Ramechhap District ( ne, रामेछाप जिल्ला), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, known as wallo Kirat Ramechhap, with Manthali as ...

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. He was raised in

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, where an accident with a live power cable led to the amputation of both of his arms. Gautam received a Diploma in Computer Science using a non-modified computer with his feet. He received a master's degree from the Nepal Commerce Campus. In 2007, Gautam became a Canadian citizen.

Mountaineering

Prior to climbing Mount Everest, Gautam reached the peaks of Mount Ramdung () and Mount Yala (). On May 19, 2013, while descending from Mount Everest, Gautam required a high altitude helicopter rescue. Sudarshan Gautam is planning to climb Mt. Logan (Canadian Highest Mountain) in May 2024.

Awards

On June 30, 2013, NRN-Canada, the national organization of Nepali Diaspora in Canada, honored Gautam as an outstanding Nepali Diaspora member. He was their brand ambassador from 2014 to 2016. In 2014, Gautam was received into the

Canadian Disability Hall of Fame The Canadian Disability Hall of Fame (formerly the Terry Fox Hall of Fame), recognizes "outstanding Canadians who have made extraordinary contributions to enriching the quality of life for people with physical disabilities". It is run by the Canadia ...

. In May 2017, he received a South Asian Canadian Trailblazers Award. In November 2017 Sudarshan Gautam has been chosen one of the ten Canadian for Toyota globel campion. He has also received a Compelling Calgarians Award.

Acting

In 2014, Gautam appeared in the Nepali movie, ''Himmatwali'' ("a brave person") with

Rekha Thapa Rekha Thapa ( ne, रेखा थापा) is a Nepalese film actress. She is considered one of the most successful actresses in Nepali cinema. She was a top ten finalist for Miss Nepal in the year 1999. She made her film debut two years late ...

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X Nepali 14 October 2014. Accessed 19 April 2015. In January 2017, Gautam hosted the Nepali Film Fair in Canada. Sudarshan Gautam just signed X-9 Level 1 Nepali biggest action film in 2022 of Aug, and it will be releasing through Netflix next year.

References

www.sudarshangautam.com

Life and education

Mountaineering

Awards

Acting

References

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