°C Nepali Army Major Deuba scales Kilimanjaro, eyes seven summits
KATHMANDU: An officer in the NepalI Army has successfully scaled Africa's highest peak, aiming to complete all the highest peaks on the seven continents.
According to the expedition organiser, Major Gajendra Deuba of the Nepal Army stood atop Mt Kilimanjaro on October 28.
"This is my second peak among the seven summits," Deuba said, adding that he scaled Mt Everest (8,848.86 meters) on May 21, 2024.
Earlier, Deuba also climbed the world's third-highest mountain, Kanchenjunga, and a 7,000er peak, Himlung Himal. He also scaled Thorang Peak and Lobuche East, both 6,000ers. "I aim to climb Elbrus, Aconcagua and Denali next year if everything goes as per plan," he added.
The seven summits include Everest (8,848.86m) in Asia, Aconcagua (6,961m) in South America, Carstensz Pyramid (4,884m) in Oceania, Mount Vinson (4,892m) in Antarctica, Mount Elbrus (5,642m) in Europe, Denali (6,190m) in North America and Kilimanjaro (5,895m) in Africa.
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