2003: Machermo (6237 m) - virgin peak in Gokio zone ( Khumbu region), first team to ascent (with Viorel Amzaroiu and Vladimir Condratov).
In February 2001, he opened the first ski school for Nepalese children on the Khumbu glacier.
A foot-trail over Nangpa La is the traditional trade and pilgrimage route connecting Tibetans and Sherpas of Khumbu.
Nawang, a trans-tibial amputee, is a native of Tapting in the Himalayan region of Solukhumbu in Nepal.