KATHMANDU, JANUARY3
Record-holding Nepali mountaineer Mingma G received a hero's welcome at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu today.
Country's tourism stakeholders including climbers and well-wishers reached TIA to receive the legendary climber who arrived here after completing all seven summits in seven continents. Mingma G was honored with garlands and flowers upon his arrival.
Mingma G, born and raised in Rolwaling Valley at an altitude of 4,200m, on 27th December 2024, completed his 7 summit peaks on 7 continents. He climbed Everest (8,848m) in Asia 6 times (2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, and 2022), Kilimanjaro (5,895m) in Africa in 2019, Elbrus (5,642m) in Europe in 2019 and 2024, Denali (6,190m) in North America in 2024, Carstensz Pyramid (4,884m) in Oceania in 2024, Vinson Massif (4,892m) in Antarctica in 2024, and Aconcagua (6,962m) in South America in 2024. Along with him, his Chinese climbing partners, Zhang Jian and Gu Xuming, also completed their 7 summits.
Officials from the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Nepal Mountaineering Association, Nepal National Mountain Guide Association, Mt Everest Summiteers Club Rolwaling, Imagine Nepal Treks and other organisations welcomed Mingma G at the airport.
In October 2024, Mingma G became the first Nepalese to complete all 14 peaks of 8,000m without using supplemental oxygen. He has climbed Everest 6 times, K2 five times (2014, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024), Kanchenjunga twice, Lhotse once, Makalu twice, Cho Oyu twice, Dhaulagiri twice, Manaslu 7 times, Nanga Parbat in 2017, Annapurna twice, Gasherbrum I once, Broad Peak twice, Gasherbrum II once, and Shishapangma in 2024.
Mingma G, who runs Imagine Nepal Treks Pvt. Ltd, also holds the record for the most summits of Manaslu without oxygen. Out of his 7 summits, he reached the foresummit 4 times and the main summit 3 times. His summit in 2021, while opening the route to the main summit, was with oxygen, whereas the other 6 ascents were without supplemental oxygen.
Mingma G's Nanga Parbat summit in 2017 was also the first autumn summit of Nanga Parbat. He was one of the 10 Nepalese climbers and the leader of his team for the first winter ascent of K2. In 2024, he also reached the South Pole on skis. Only a few Nepalese have made it to the South Pole, and he is one among them.
At the welcome event, friends and families applauded Mingma G, who is also the IFMGA-certified guide, for his exceptional achievement. They described his accomplishments as unparalleled and extended heartfelt congratulations to the record-holding mountaineer. "The event recognized his extraordinary achievements, marking a proud moment for Nepal's mountaineering community," NNMGA's President Tulsingh Gurung said.
A special event was also organised at Aranya Boutique Hotel to felicitate Mingma G this afternoon.
