INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU:The Nepal Mountaineering Association has cancelled a summit certificate of
a Jordan climber who provided a fake photo of the Mera peak summit.
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secretariat meeting of the NMA has cancelled a summit certificate which was awarded to Abdul Rahim Al-Arjan, said Mohan Lamsal, General
Secretary at NMA.Al-Arjan duped NMA by providing a fake photo of the Mera Peak summit claiming that he stood atop the 6,470-metre peak on 26
October 2023.
Rahim Al-Arjan
"Following a thorough
investigation by a NMA committee, it was found that Al-Arjan never reached above the high camp on Mera Peak," Lamsal said, adding that the
secretariat meeting then decided to annul his certificate.Read More: Jordan climber dupes NMA, obtains Mera peak summit certificate with
fake photoExpedition handling agency - Fourteen Summits Pvt
Al-Arjan was a client of Adventure Magic Treks but shared a climbing permit with Fourteen Summits.: Agency asks NMA to cancel Al-Arjan's
Mera Peak certificateThe summit photo submitted by Al-Arjan alongside the certificate to the NMA was fabricated, featuring the ascent of
different climbers than the certificate holder's actual ascent
The expedition handling agencies have also been warned for their negligence, Lamsal said.
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