Nepal Army team reaches atop Mt. Everest

A 10-member expedition that includes five from the Nepali Army has successfully scaled world’s highest peak Mt Everest on Monday.  The team climbed the peak under the banner of clean Mountain Campaign, 2023 launched by the NA.  The campaign aims to collect waste materials from four peaks including Everest and Lhotse.

Team leader lieutenant Kishore Adhikari, captain Bishnubal Rai, captain Dipendra Singh Khatri, lance corporal Kishore Jabegu and corporal Shankar Kunwar reached the Summit of the Everest at 10: 05 am Monday, according to NA Directorate of Public Relations and Information.  Along with the team, five Sherpa also reached atop the world’s highest peak. Prior to this, the team successfully climbed Mount Annapurna, the tenth highest peak. 

The Campaign was launched on March 28 with Army Chief Prabhu Ram Sharma handing over the ‘Flag of Ceremony’ to the team amidst a programme at the Nepal Army headquarters in Bhadrakali, Kathmandu.

During the Campaign, the NA aims to gather around 35,000 kilos of solid wastes from four peaks: Everest, Lhoste, Baruntse and Annapurna and so far 32,311 kilos of waste has already been collected. The Campaign will conclude on June 5, coinciding with the World Environment Day, according to the Nepal Army.