KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 14

More than 300 climbers are all set to attempt to stand atop Ama Dablam in Khumbu region of eastern Nepal after a five-member rope fixing team successfully reached the summit of 6,812 metre-peak on Friday.

According to Iswari Paudel, the Managing Director at Himalayan Guides Nepal (HGN) Pvt Ltd, climbing guides include Dorjee Gyelzen Sherpa, Dawa Tenzi Sherpa, Lakpa Sherpa, Chhiring Bhote and Tenzing Bhote. They reached the summit of the mountain at 4:25pm on Friday. 'The team first reached the summit while fixing the ropes from Camp II,' he shared.

Expedition Operator Association Nepal has assigned HGN to fix the ropes on Ama Dablam this season.

After they open the route to the summit, more than 300 climbers who obtained permits from the Department of Tourism (DoT) under Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation could ascend to the summit of Ama Dablam now.