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At 10:30 am on April 9, a team of Nepal and foreign climbers successfully stood at the seventh highest peak in the world at the top of Doragiri Peak. This is the first time that this mountain climbing season is 8,000 meters above the peak.
According to Dawa Sherpa, manager of Imagine Nepal Treks, Minma G Sherpa and other climbers arrived at the top of Doragiri Peak at about 10:30 am on April 9.
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At least 12 Sherpas and 10 foreigners set off on the night of April 8 to head to the top of this peak at an altitude of 8,167 meters. Members of the team led by Minma Gejie who reached the peak include Sashko Kedev, Keval Hiren Kakka, Tracee lee Metcalfe, Christopher Bernard Warner, Gina Marie Rzucidlo, Haakon Aasvang, Hong Dong Juan, Anurag Reddy Nallavelli, Naoki Ishikawa and Jill Wheatley, in addition, according to Dawa, the successful Nepali people include, Dawakami Sherpa, Dawagje Sherpa, Chiren Sherpa, Vinayak Jay Malla, Donten Sherpa, Sonam Zasi Sherpa, Jit Bahadur Sherpa, Chili Punba Sherpa, Tendu Sherpa, Pembadanzeng Sherpa and Ondu Sherpa.
On the evening of April 8, the Dolajiri Peak attempt to reach the top of the dolajiri Peak
On April 8, the Sherpa Road repair team went to Camp No. 3 of the dolajiri Peak
Photo provided: Mingma G/Iamgine Nepal
The summit plan for the dolajiri Peak is being carried out at full speed. Mingma G and his road construction team's Sherpa have reached the peak's altitude of 7,400 meters, the third place on the traditional mountain line and the usual location of the last high-altitude camp. They look forward to going to the summit on the evening of April 8. The team of
fixed ropes started their attempts on April 7, so apparently they avoided the Peak Camp 1 and 2, thus finally heading to the summit on the evening of April 8.
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Next, Annapurna Peak?
The progress of fixing ropes on Annapurna Peak is also progressing according to the plan, and the road repair team here is heading to Camp No. 3 of Peak.
"Our plan is to build Peak 3 camp [on April] 12 and to reach the top after April 15," the Steven Summit Treks team reported. With the possible time for the Sherpa guide to the summit is determined, it is very likely that most climbers will need more time and a camp 4 before heading to the top.
This year, the Nepal Tourism Bureau issued 26 climbing permits for Annapurna Peak. Compared with 2021, the number of climbers this year is indeed very small. During one of the record-setting peaks last year, there were nearly 100 climbers (including local staff and foreign customers).
Everything works, but many observers point out that a large number of people are at the risk of such an objectively dangerous mountain. In 2021, the problem still occurs during the top-up period. Starting from Camp 4 of Peak, as the ropes used by the former Sherpa were exhausted, climbers were following the road construction team closely. This forced everyone to retreat back to the tent and wait for several days, most of them using auxiliary oxygen. Eventually, a helicopter came straight to the high-altitude camp with extra ropes and auxiliary oxygen. This time, Sherpa continued to lead the client, and similar situations should not happen again.
Viewing Annapurna Peak from the base camp
Photo provided: Seven Summit Treks
In fact, all the climbers of Annapurna Peak completed their first round of altitude adaptation training to Peak Camp 2. They should have another round of adaptation exercises before trying to reach the summit, especially for clients like Grace Tseng, who tend to climb without the help of auxiliary oxygen. In short, those climbers who are looking forward to completing several 8,000-meter peaks this spring may not want to miss this opportunity to climb, and will advance.
Information source: Angela Benavides
