Lhakpa Gelu - In 2003, this man set a speed record on Everest, reaching the summit from base camp in 10 hours, 56 minutes, 46 seconds.
While proud of his accomplishments as a mountaineer, Lhakpa Gelu's passion is in raising money for the Lhakpa Gelu Foundation, a charitable organization he founded to help improve education for the people, particularly the children, in his hometown of Kharikola.