KATHMANDU, JULY 4
A Nepali woman mountaineer has created history by successfully climbing the world's ninth highest peak in Pakistan.
According to Pasang Sherpa, Chairman at Pioneer Adventure, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa (Akita) stood atop Nanga Parbat on July 1 becoming the first Nepali woman to scale the 8126-metre peak.
Earlier, Pasang Lhamu had scaled Mt Makalu on May 28 and Mt Kanchenjunga on May 6 in the last spring season. She had already scaled Mt Everest, K2, Lhotse, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. Nanga Parbat was her eighth out of 14 peaks above 8,000m. Now, Pasang Lhamu is on her mission to complete all 14 peaks above 8,000m.
Meanwhile, a Norwegian woman, who wants to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000m in a shorter time, also successfully scaled Nanga Parbat along with three fellow Sherpa climbers.
Kristin Harila from Norway, Pasdawa Sherpa, Dawa Ongju Sherpa and Chhiring Namgyal Sherpa scaled Nagna Parbat on July 1, said Pemba Sherpa, managing director at 8K Expedition.
Kristin, Pasdawa and Dawa Ongju had already completed six mountains in Nepal making the fastest ascent ever. "Kristin along with Pasdawa and Dawa Ongju set the record of fastest climber to scale six mountains in just 29 days," Sherpa said.
According to Dolma Outdoor, a 29-year-old woman from Taiwan also scaled Nanga Parbat on July 1. Tseng Ko-Erh aka Grace Tseng became the first Taiwani woman to scale Nanga Parbat. "Grace, along with Nima Gyalzen Sherpa from Dolma Outdoor and Ningma Dorje Tamang stood atop the mountain," Dawa Sherpa, managing director at Dolma Outdoor Expedition,s aid.
Nanga Parbat was her seventh peak as she wants to be the youngest woman to climb all 14 peaks above 8000 m, Sherpa added.
