14 climbers permitted for Dhaulagiri ascent this autumn

Myagdi / Sept 24: The Department of Tourism has permitted 14 persons for the autumn ascent of the Dhaulagiri peak located in the Myagdi district.

The seventh tallest mountain in the world at 8,167 metres, Dhaulagiri is located at Dhaulagiri rural municipality-4. Fourteen male climbers have taken permits for the autumn ascent.

The Department collected over Rs 1.6 in royalty from the summiteers.

Last summer, three groups of climbers- 22 males and eight females- had taken permits for the climbing. The government had collected Rs 7.1 million in royalty then.

Ward member of Dhaulagiri rural municipality-4, Hari Prasad Tilija, who is also a hotelier at the Itali basecamp, informed that the climbers including Sherpa guides, porters and assistants began arriving at the base camp after receiving permits.

The latest data at the Tourism Department maintained that in the current season, a total of 275 climbers including 88 women from 54 countries were given permits.

Over Rs 45 million was generated as revenue from them.

Each foreign climber needs to submit 900 US dollars for permission to tread over the peaks of over 8,000 metres.

In addition to the Dhaulagiri peak, there are other standing with snowcaps- Putha Himchuli, Annapurna IV, Thakar Go East, Pungi, Kumbhakarna, Araniko Chuli, Api and Makalu.

35 including oldest Chinese, legendary Sherpa climbers from 8K scale Manaslu

At least 35 climbers from 8K Expeditions today made it to the top of Manaslu real summit, said expedition organiser.

Lakpa Sherpa, Managing Director and Expedition Leader of 8K Expeditions, shared from the base camp that double 14 peaks record holder Sanu Sherpa, renowned IFMGA guides Pema Chhiring Sherpa and Tshering Pemba Sherpa as well as Liang Yi from China among others scaled Mt Manaslu this morning.”After weeks of acclimatization, meticulous preparation, and facing unpredictable weather and challenging terrain, the entire team reached the top at 8,163 meters,” Lakpa said, adding that Liang Yi became the oldest Chinese woman to scale Manaslu at the age of 61.

Currently, all team members are safely descending to the lower Base Camp, while our next group prepares for their summit push tomorrow, said Pemba Sherpa, co-owner of 8K Expeditions.”All members of the Dingfeng Manaslu expedition team reached the top, continuing the 99% success rate of reaching the top of 8,000 meters in the past several years,” Pemba shared.The climbers who reached the summit include Julia Lyubova of the United Kingdom; Oksana Kushnir of Cyprus; Indra Bahadur Rai of the United States; Batkhishig Baldorj of Mongolia; Robin Kamal Behl of India; Ihnat Sauchanka of Belarus; Raluca Cornelia Uzum of Romania; Xu Min, Hu Zhiwei, Yang Lingling, Ni Daihong, Liu Ping, Li Juncai, and Liang Yi of China. Sanu Sherpa, Tshering Pemba Sherpa, Pema Chhiring Sherpa, Pasdawa Sherpa, Pechhumbi Sherpa, Pasang Sherpa, Chhiring Sherpa, Dawa Nuppu Sherpa, Sange Sherpa, Ang Kami Sherpa, Nima Sherpa, Lale Tamang, Lakpa Ongjuk Sherpa, Pemnurbu Sherpa, Pemlakpa Sherpa, Pemba Dorchi Sherpa, Lakpa Sherpa, Mingma Dawa Sherpa, Dawa Lama Sherpa, and Phurba Thilen Sherpa of Nepal were also part of this successful summit team.