KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 28
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 today.
In October 2024, Mingma G also became the first Nepalese to complete all 14 peaks of 8,000m. 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.
He holds the record for the most summits of Manaslu without oxygen. Out of his 7 summits, he reached the fore summit 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. His 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.
In conversation with Mingma G, he expressed hope that Nepalese climbers bag at least one Golden Ice Axe for alpinism. "Then we will be more or less complete," he said. He assured his support for any Nepalese pursuing this dream.
