Myagdi. The team has started climbing the world’s seventh highest mountain (8,167 meters) at the base camp this autumn. Dhaulagiri Mountain is located in the geography of Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality-4 of Myagdi.

A team of mountaineers who came for climbing through ‘Eight K’, ‘Seven Summit’ and ‘Fourteen Peaks’ trekking company have reached the base camp. Indra Singh Sherchan, a tourism worker from Myagdi, who coordinated the expedition team, said that 30 foreign mountaineers have reached the base camp till Saturday.

“The expedition team has directly reached the base camp from the helicopter and started preparations after performing worship on Saturday”, he said, adding that the mountaineering team used helicopter and trekking route towards Marpha as the circuit trekking route leading to the Dhawalagiri base camp from Bagar village of Myagdi has been damaged by flood and landslide. ”

It is customary for the Sherpas to worship according to the religious rituals at the base camp, wishing for the success of the expedition without facing any disaster and accident. According to Sherchan, who returned from the base camp, mules and helicopters have been used to transport the equipment.

Sherchan said that more teams are also preparing to go to the base camp. After waiting and preparing for the favorable weather for a few days at the base camp, the team of mountaineers will go to the summit after ‘rope fixing’ and shifting the camp. After the team of Sherpas pulls ropes in the snow and prepares the path, the climbers reach the peak with their help. After the climbing teams have started arriving, the base camp has started hustling.

As many as 34 people, including 10 women of four groups, have taken permission from the Department of Tourism to climb Dhawalagiri in the current spring till Friday. According to the notice issued by section officer Sudha Regmi of the department, they have received 77,82,450 mountaineering fees from them.

According to the records of the department, 12 women and 16 men of three groups had taken permission to climb Dhawalagiri last spring and 36 people in the autumn of 2082 BS. The ever-changing weather is a challenge for climbing Dhawalagiri. Compared to other mountains, Dhaulagiri climbing is considered risky and adventurous.

On May 13, 1960, Kurt Dimberger of Austria successfully climbed Dhaulagiri for the first time. Along with Dimberger, Peter Diener, Anst Föhrer, Albin Selbert, Nima Dorge and Nawang Dorge reached the peak of Dhaulagiri for the first time.