INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 24At least 35 climbers from 8K Expeditions today made it to the top of Manaslu real summit, said
Climbers from 14 Peaks Expedition scale Mt
American deaf couple Scott amp; Shayna scale Manaslu, complete
four 8000ers
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
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.
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