Nepal reopens borders to tourists, climbers scale Himalayas
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Nepal has reopened its borders to tourists after seven months.
Climbers of different countries plan to scale two mountains this season after the country is opened for trekkers and mountaineers from October 17.
Two expedition teams will scale 7126-meter high Himung and 6814 m high Mt. Amadablam this season.
A mountaineering expedition team consisting of 15 members and led by Bahraini Prince Sheikh Mohamed Hamad Mohamed Al Khalifa scaled two Himalayas – 8,163m high Mt. Manaslu and Mt. Lobuche (6,619m) recently.
Khalifa along with members of the expedition team and 43 Sherpa climbers -including record-holder climbers Mingma Sherpa, Kami Rita Sherpa, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, Sanu Sherpa and Tashi Lakpa Sherpa from the Seven Summit Treks – climbed Mt Manaslu – the world’s eighth highest peak this season.
Earlier, the team climbed Mt Lobuche on October 3 before heading towards Mt Manaslu. The team plans to summit Mt Everest in 2021.
Similarly, ‘Nepal Tourism Recovery Expedition 2020’ team comprising seven climbers including Managing Director of Asian Trekking Dawa Steven Sherpa successfully scaled 7,129 m high Mt. Baruntse in the Khumbu region, on October 15.
The expedition was conducted to send a positive message to the mountaineers all over the world that ‘Nepal is safe for climbing’, according to Ang Tshiring Sherpa, chairman of Asian Trekking.
Oct. 18, 2020
Image : A view of Mount Baruntse (7,129 metres) in the Khumbu region in eastern Nepal. Photo courtesy: Asian Trekking
