Mt Kanchenjunga Sees First Ascent of the Season by 10-Member International Team

Kathmandu, May 11 – A team of ten mountaineers, including five Nepalese and five foreign climbers, successfully scaled Mt Kanchenjunga on Saturday, marking the first ascent of the world’s third-highest peak in the current climbing season.

The 8,586-metre-high mountain, located on the border between Nepal and India, remains one of the most challenging summits in the Himalayas.

According to Thaneswar Guragai, General Manager of Seven Summit Treks, the climbers reached the summit after a coordinated and arduous ascent.

International and Nepalese Team Members​

The expedition team featured climbers from diverse nationalities:

• Foreign climbers: Flutura Ibrahimi (Kosovo), Adrian Michael Hayes (UK), Alirza Behpour and Seyedhamidreza Hashemi (Iran), and Saeed Almemari (UAE).
• Nepalese climbers: Lakpa Temba Sherpa, Ngima Dorchi Sherpa, Phur Tshering Sherpa, Gyalu Sherpa, and Changba Sherpa.

The successful ascent highlights not only the technical skill and endurance of the climbers but also the continued allure of Mt Kanchenjunga for mountaineers across the globe.

This milestone sets the pace for what is expected to be a busy spring climbing season in the Nepal Himalayas.