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16 Indian army personnel successfully scale Mt Makalu (with list)

By Khabarhub

May 16, 2019

KATHMANDU: A group of 16 Indian Army personnel has successfully climbed Mt Makalu, the 5th highest peak in the world. The group “Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Makalu 2019” has scaled the summit this morning, according to Seven Summit Treks.

Similarly, five mountaineers have successfully scaled Mt Makalu yesterday morning. They are Brad Allen Johnson (USA), Sarah Elizabeth (USA), John Nicholas Jacoby (Australia), Yuan-Chin Chang (Taiwan), Chung – Han Lu (Taiwan).

Summiteers from Indian Army Team

1) Pankaj Gaur 2) Jigmat Namgail 3) Sunil Kumar Rai 4) Balwant Singh 5) Ram Bahadur Mall 6) Ankur Rawat 7) Dhane Karki 8.) Devendra Singh 9) Indar Singh Adhikari 10) Dinesh Kumar 11) Narayan Singh 12) Sanjay Kumar Chaudhary 13) Jaypal Singh 14) Deepak Kumar 15) Mharjas Singh Gill 16) Mahak Mehta

Sherpas: 1) Nurbu Sherpa – Makalu-04, Sankhuwasabha 2) Ang Temba Sherpa- Makalu-09, Sankhuwasabha 3) Tashi Sherpa – Makalu-09, Sankhuwasabha 4) Lakpa Sherpa – Makalu-05, Sankhuwasabha 5) Ngima Sherpa – Makalu-05, Sankhuwasabha 6) Mingma Dorchi Sherpa – Makalu-09, Sankhuwasabha 7) Pem Lakpa Sherpa -Makalu-02, Sankhuwasabha 8.) Lakpa Sherpa – Makalu-05, Sankhuwasabha 9) Pemba Sherpa – Makalu-05, Sankhuwasabha 10) Fur Temba Sherpa – Makalu-09, Sankhuwasabha 11) Tenjing Sherpa – Makalu-09, Sankhuwasabha 12) Mingma Temba Sherpa – Makalu-05, Sankhuwasabha 13) Tashi Sherpa – Makalu-01, Sankhuwasabha