INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 29At least 13 climbers from Seven Summit Treks today scaled Mt
Dhaulagiri opening a route to true summit point of the mountain.
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According to Chhang Dawa Sherpa, SST's Director, legendary climbers
including Mingma Sherpa, Tenjin (Lama) Sherpa and Nima Rinji Sherpa stood atop the 8,167-metre mountain becoming the first team to reach the
summit point this season.With the successful ascent, Mingma Sherpa, SST's Chairman, also completed all real summits of the 14 peaks
Mingma has scaled true summit of Mt Manaslu a couple of weeks ago.
Youngest climber Nima Rinji Sherpa also completed his
ninth peak at the age of 17
Nima Rinji from Makalu, Sankhuwasabha, holds multiple climbing records, having scaled nine 8,000ers at the age of 17
Tenjin is the record-holding climber who along with Kristin Harila completed 14 peaks in just 92 days."Our team reached the summit of
Dhaulagiri-I this morning while establishing the summit route," Chhang Dawa added
Mingtemba Sherpa, Pasang Nurbu Sherpa, Alina Pekova (Russia), Alasdair Mckenzie (France), Hoeskuldur Tryggvason (Iceland), Moeses Fiamoncini
(Brazil), Pasang Dawa Sherpa, Nangba Sherpa, Mingma Nurbu Sherpa and Pemba Dorchi Sherpa also scaled the mountain."Alasdair Mckenzie has
completed his 12th peak while Moeses Fiamoncini made it to the summit point without using oxygen," Chhang Dawa shared.
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