Sindhupalchok, March 28
After the government recently decided to allow climbers scale the Jugal Mountain in Sindhupalchok district, a high-profile expedition is preparing to explore the virgin peak soon.
Tourism entrepreneurs have convinced top politicians and climbers of the district to ascend the 6,966 metre mountain for the first time so that it will push their promotion campaign.
Those preparing to climb the peak include provincial minister Yubaraj Dulal, CPN-Maoist Centre leaders Madhav Sapkota and Saral Sahayatri, former lawmaker Subash Karmacharya and climber Maya Gurung. Dulal, Sahayatri and Gurung have already conquered the Mount Everest.
However, a trail has to be prepared upto the base camp in Bumbaserpungyakharka before the ascent. “After that, climbing up this peak is so easy,” says tourism entrepreneur Milan Lama.
The cost for trail construction has been estimated at Rs 500,000.
It is expected that the team will hold the first expedition in the first and second weeks of October.
