Sikkim women scale Mount Everest

Miss Phul Maya Tamang and Mrs Yangdi Sherpa from Sikkim summitted Mt Everest 8848m (29,028ft) yesterday as the first lady climbers from the Himalyan state.
Five others, Mr DD Bhutia, Mr Kunzang Gyatso Bhutia, Mr Nima Wangchuk Sherpa, Mr Yadu Ram Sherpa and Mr Phurba Sherpa from Darjeeling and Kalimpong areas summitted the world's highest peak along with the Sikkim team yesterday. The two ladies along with Mr Nima are mountaineering instructors and Mr DD Bhutia is the principle of Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute in Gangtok.
It was the first time the 43-year-old school SGMI organised an independent expedition under the banner of Sikkim Amateur Mountaineering Association Everest Expedition.
“For mountaineering, the olden days are back in Sikkim,” said Mr Barap Namgyal General Secretary of SAMA while congratulating the team and the SAMA members. “This is a big exposure for Sikkim in mountaineering world,” he added.
Four members from the Jammu and Kashmir police, Uttarakhand and Gujarat were also part of the expedition. The team scaled the peak from the North Col ridge, which is considered to be a difficult climb. The ascent to the top from the North Col begins in Tibet, unlike the easier approach from the Southeast ridge in Nepal.
With this success, the SGMI group has become the third team to scale Mount Everest from Sikkim after Mr Sonam Gyatso in 1965 followed by Nadey Sherpa who scaled the said peak twice in 1996 and then in 2003. The state Chief Minister, Pawan Chamling congratulated the Sikkim climbers.

Courtesy: The Statesman

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