THREE SISTERS, SEVEN SUMMITS!

जन आस्था

असार १३, २०७९

By Swati Dev

The world famous Guinness World Records awards could not have come in any better time. Two Nepali widow sherpas have conquered mount Everest together. And three sherpa sisters also of Nepal received this prestigious award in the same month.

Nima , Tshering & Dawa are like any other women from from Rolwaling valley of Nepal. But they are three sisters from the same family and were awarded by the Guinness world Records under the campaign – “Three Sisters on Seven Summit” stood atop Mt Everest.

“We have received a certificate from the GWR (Guinness world Records ) for our successful climb on Mt Everest,” Dawa Futi Sherpa said. According to the GWR, they are the first three sisters to reach the top of the mountain together. Among them, Nima Jangmu Sherpa also holds the record of Fastest Triple Header of 3 Higher 8000ers under Female category. She had climbed Everest, Lhotse and Kanchenjunga in a single season within 25 days in 2018 and also became the only Nepali woman to stand atop the world’s third highest peak.

Dawa Futi, the youngest member among them, had also climbed Amadablam while Tshering Namgya took an Introductory Rock Climbing course and Basic Mountain Rescue course organized by NMIA. Before attempting Mt Everest, they had also climbed Lobuche peak last year.