Four Sherpa siblings climb Mt Ama Dablam

KATHMANDU: The Seven Summit Treks Ama Dablam expedition autumn team comprising four siblings climbed Mt Ama Dablam today.

This undated image shows the Seven Summit Treks Ama Dablam expedition autumn team members posing for a photograph. Photo: SST

The six-member expedition team reached atop the mountain between 7:57 am and 8:15 am, according to the manager at Seven Summit Treks, Thaneswar Guragai.

Four Siblings — Mingma Sherpa, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, Tashi Lakpa Sherpa and Pasang Sherpa — who are also the directors of Seven Summit Treks climbed Mt Amadablam together.

Of the climbers, Mingma Sherpa is the first South Asian to scale all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres.

Expedition director Chhang Dawa and his brother Mingma together hold the world record as ‘first brothers to summit all 14 peaks.

Likewise, Tashi Lakpa Sherpa is the youngest person to climb Mt Everest (8,848m) without the use of supplementary oxygen.

Other members of the expedition team who climbed Mt Amadablam are Clément Bouillot and Lakpa Sherpa.

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