More than 900 climbers take permission to scale various peaks this autumn season

KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Nine hundred and one climbers from one hundred and eight climbing groups have taken permission to climb the mountain this autumn season.
 
According to the Department of Tourism, climbers are flocking to climb 35 mountains including Everest (8,848.86 meters), Manaslu (8,163 meters) this season. Four hundred and four climbers from 38 climbing groups have taken permission to climb Manaslu during this period.
 
According to the Mountaineering Branch of the department, five climbers from a group have received permission to climb Mount Everest. One hundred and 31 people from 11 climbing groups have received permission to climb Ama Dablam(6,814 meters). One hundred and forty-four climbers from 14 climbing groups have taken permission to climb Himlung (7,126 meters).

Likewise, 34 climbers from four climbing groups have taken permission to climb Dhaulagiri 98, 167 meters, and one climber from one group has taken permission to climb Nupse 97, 8550 meters. According to the department, climbing permits are still being issued for climbing Amadablong and Mihal. According to the department, 70 million 10 million 31 thousand 647 royalties have been collected from mountain climbing in this season. Nine hundred and one climbers from 68 countries including Nepal have come here to climb the mountain so far.
 
The director general of the department, Homprasad Luitel, informed that the climbing is going on in full swing. He said that climbing permits are still being issued in some mountains. According to him, the climbing of Manaslu is almost over, but the details of how many climbers have reached the peak of Manaslu are not yet available.

As in previous years, this year too, the attraction of climbers has been seen in Manaslu climbing. The highest number of climbers have gone to climb Manaslu, the eighth highest mountain in the world and the seventh highest mountain in Nepal. According to the Nepal Mountaineering Association, autumn is considered to be the suitable season for climbing Manaslu, so it is the choice of most climbers.
 
Mingma Sherpa, Managing Director of Seven Summit Treks Pvt Ltd, said that this season too, a large number of climbers have undertaken the Manaslu climb. According to the information given by him, who is in Arughat, Gorkha, this season's Manaslu climb is almost at its final stage. Most of the climbers are returning after climbing. According to Managing Director Sherpa, the highest number of climbers come to climb Manaslu every year because the weather is considered suitable.
On May 9, 1956, Japanese citizen Tosio Imanisi and Nepali Galgen Norbu Sherpa successfully climbed the 8,163-meter high Manaslu.