First blind climber scales Sagarmatha

Kathmandu, May 25 (RSS): Twenty-four persons including mountaineers and guides successfully scaled the World's highest peak Mt. Sagarmatha or Everest on different dates between May 23 and 25.

Two new records were also set in course of the successful summit bids made by three different mountaineering expedition teams.

Erik Weihenmayer from Colorado, USA became the first blind man to reach the top of everest while Sherman Bull, also from the USA, has become the oldest man to reach there, at the age of 64. he is a doctor by profession.

His son Bradford Bull, 33, was also among the successful climbers. They both set foot atop the summit on May 25.

Other successful mountaineers reaching atop Everest on May 23 were two members of the German Everest Expedition 2001 Edurne Pasaban Lizarribar of Spain and Ivan Vallejo Ricaurta of Ecuador, and Silvio Mondinelli and Gian Mario Merelli of Italy and Dawa Sherpa of Nepal from the Canadian Step Stone Everest Expedition 2001.

Likewise, those reaching the top of Everest on May 25 apart from Erik Weihenmayer were Americans Jeff Evans, Michael O'donnen, Eric Alexander, Chirs Morris, Luis Benitez, Didrik Johnck, Charles Mace and Charles Michel Brown. They were members of 2001 NFB Everest expedition team.

Also achieving the feat from the same expedition team on May 25 were Ang Sonam Sherpa, Lhakpa Tshiri Sherpa, Pemba Chhoti Sherpa, Ang Pasang Sherpa, Phurbu Bhote, Ang Kami Sherpa, Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa and Chhuidim Nuru Sherpa of Nepal.

All the mountaineers were permitted to climb the World’s highest peak from the south east ridge during the spring season of 2001, according to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.

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