KATHMANDU, MARCH 23
A team of rope-fixing climbers from Imagine Nepal Treks is all set to make the season's first summit of the mountain above 8,000m within this week.
According to record-holding climber Mingma G, they will attempt to reach the summit of Mt Annapurna I (8091m) this week as a team of Sherpa climbers from Imagine Nepal Treks already opened a climbing route upto Camp III.
"If weather allows, our team will attempt to open summit route on March 26," Mingma G, who is leading the team of climbers from Imagine Nepal Treks, told THT from the base camp.
The team of climbers who will attempt to open the summit route includes Phur Galzen Sherpa, Dipen Gurung, Ngima Nuru Sherpa, Pasang Ngima Sherpa, Phunjo Sherpa, Ngima Teri Sherpa, Jit Bahadur Sherpa, Pemba Chiri Sherpa and Jangbu Sherpa, according to Mingma G.
"On March 19, the team successfully fixed ropes to Camp III at an altitude of 6,500 meters, overcoming one of the most challenging sections of their climb."
At least 70 foreign climbers, including 30 from the Seven Summit Treks, will be attempting to climb Annapurna this spring season.
The mountaineering fraternity is also marking the75th anniversary of the historic first ascent of Annapurna this year. The first successful ascent was achieved on June 3, 1950, by French climbers Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal aided by the Franco-Nepali expedition team.
