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2021-04-17 06:35:56 GMT2021-04-17 14:35:56(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
KATHMANDU, April 17 (Xinhua) Six Nepali women reached the top of Mt. Annapurna on Friday in the first-ever ascent of Nepali women on the 8,091-meter tall mountain, Nepal s Department of Tourism and an expedition organizing company said.
Purnima Shrestha, Sharmila Tamang, Dawa Phuti Sherpa, Dawa Yangjung, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, and Maya Sherpa reached the top of the mountain on Friday afternoon, they said.
Mingma Sherpa, chairperson of Seven Summit Trek, one of five expedition organizing companies for Friday s assent on Mt. Annapurna, told Xinhua on Friday that the six women became the first Nepali women to reach the top of this mountain. This is a great achievement for them and the Nepali women, he said.
6 female climbers reach atop Mt. Annapurna
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A view of Nepal s Mt Annapurna. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Katmandu, April 17 : Six Nepali women have reached the top of Mt. Annapurna creating a record feat on the 8,091-metre tall peak, the Himalayan nation s Department of Tourism and an expedition organising company said.
Purnima Shrestha, Sharmila Tamang, Dawa Phuti Sherpa, Dawa Yangjung, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, and Maya Sherpa became the first Nepali women the top of the mountain on Friday afternoon.
Bhisma Raj Bhattarai, section officer at the mountaineering section of the tourism department, told Xinhua news agency that these women reached the top of the mountain becoming the first to do so.