From Sunday, October 4, to Tuesday, October 6, a team of three Sherpas summited three previously unclimbed 20,000-foot peaks in the Rolwaling Valley of the Himalayas, in east-central聽Nepal, according to . Nima Tenji Sherpa, Dawa Gyalje Sherpa,聽and Mingma聽Tashi Sherpa secured the first ascents of Mount聽Raungsiyar (20,420 feet), Mount聽Langdak (20,407 feet), and Mount聽Thakar Go East (20,184 feet). The three veteran climbers have a total of 23 Everest ascents between them, , but this expedition marks the first all-Nepalese team to achieve a Himalayan first ascent.
鈥淚t was the first time the Nepalese have explored a new peak,鈥 expedition leader Nima Tenji Sherpa told 国产吃瓜黑料.
The three climbers鈥 names鈥擭ima, Dawa, and Mingma鈥攖ranslate to Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, respectively. The names refer to the days of the week when the climbers were born, and the team arranged their expedition so that each Sherpa would lead the summit on the day that corresponded with his name.
Nima聽Tenji聽described the expedition as a healing process after the earthquake that killed thousands last April. 鈥淎fter the earthquake, we like to help聽promote Nepal,鈥 he said.