Mustang, November 5
An eight-member mountaineering team, including three climbers from South Korea, has successfully ascended Chhuama Mountain in Mustang. Standing at an altitude of 6,213 meters, the mountain was scaled on November 2, according to the National Trust for Nature Conservation’s Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP), Lomanthang.
Chhuama Mountain in Upper Mustang is climbed via Namdo village in Lomanthang Rural Municipality-4, passing through the 5,480-meter-high Chhuama Base Camp. The team comprising South Korean mountaineers Dongjin, Namyong, and Hnichul, along with five Nepali guides successfully reached the summit via this route, informed Umesh Poudel, Chief of the ACAP Lomanthang Office.
The Korean climbers returned to Lomanthang after completing the first-ever ascent of the third of the three Chhuama peaks in Upper Mustang. The team reached the summit after a 10-hour climb from the base camp, starting at 2 am on November 2.
ACAP Chief Poudel stated that the successful ascent of Chhuama Himal for the first time would significantly contribute to promoting tourism and mountaineering in Upper Mustang.
