Nepal Mountain Academy Team Scales Mt. Himlung

An expedition from Nepal Mountain Academy has scaled Mt. Himlung Himal on Saturday morning.

The 7126 meter-tall mountain in Manang was summited at 7.45 am, informed Tanka Prasad Paudel, Assistant Campus Chief of Nepal Mountain Academy, the world’s first academic institution to offer university course on mountaineering.  

Climbers included 12 students namely Khendu Sherpa, Regan Kharel, Bishwa Gurung, Manoj Bhaila, Samish Bhattarai, Sashwot KC, Suraj Khaiju, Gita Basnet and Rajan Shrestha.

The summit team also included Campus Chief Shiva Prasad Jaisi, Manager Diken Maharjar and cameraperson Roabin Guragain.

Gelje Sherpa and Sujan Gurung guided the academic expedition team with support from climbing Sherpas-  Sonarinji Sherpa, Ang Sonam Bhote and Jayamjo Lama.

First climbed on 3 October 1992 by Osamu Hanai, Akio Koizumi and Nima Sherpa, Himlung Himal borders China’s Tibet.