Kathmandu, Sept 19: A team of five climbers, including Sherpa guides, climbed Mount Manaslu (8,163 metres) today morning.
The team reached atop the eighth-highest mountain in the world at 7:10 am, confirmed Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, Managing Director of the expedition organiser, Seven Summit Treks. The expedition was led by renowned climber Chhang Dawa Sherpa.
Below is a list of the summiteers:
- Chhang Dawa Sherpa (Nepal)
- Pasang Nurbu Sherpa (Nepal)
- Josette Valloton (Switzerland)
- Rinji Sherpa (Nepal)
- Ming Sona Sherpa (Nepal)
Earlier on September 18, 2024, a rope fixing team of six Sherpas under the management of the Expedition Operators Association Nepal (EOA-Nepal), reached Manaslu clearing a route for this climbing season. The team from Seven Summit Treks became the first to scale the peak at 15:30 pm, said SST.
Rope-fixing includes:
- Namgel Dorjee Tamang (Solukhumbu) (Nepal)
- Ngima Tashi Sherpa (Solukhumbu) (Nepal)
- Pemba Tashi Sherpa (Sankhuwasabha) (Nepal)
- Dawa Sherpa (Sankhuwasbha) (Nepal)
- Pam Dorjee Sherpa (Solukhumbu) (Nepal)
- Sirjangbu Sherpa (Sankhuwasabha) (Nepal)
