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Climbers are increasingly attracted to the famous Amadablam Mountain expedition amidst of the Covid-19 epidemic. High-ranking foreign dignitaries and indigenous climbers are now in full swing of Amadablam Himal. Many foreign climbers reach Amadablam, formerly known as Mount Everest. Lately, Nepali climbers have also been feeling the effects.
The British canton, who had successfully climbed Mt. Everest 14 times before, and Nepali and foreign members of his expedition team have reached the base camp on November 17 to climb Amadablam Himal.
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai reached the base camp of Amadablam Himal and took a group photo. He said he was happy to meet British Canton, who has climbed Mt. Everest 14 times, at Amadablum's base camp.
"Nepal's tourism sector, which was affected by Covid-19, is slowly returning to normalcy. The government and the private sector are moving forward hand in hand. " said Minister Bhattarai.
Angchiring Sherpa, former president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), who is well-versed in mountaineering, says that there is a growing interest in climbing the world's most beautiful mountain, Amadablum. "Amadablam Mountain was more famous than Mt. Everest. Foreigners have climbed this mountain, ”he said. According to Sherpa, many foreign climbers come to Amadablum in the autumn and spring, which is famous for climbing. Many indigenous climbers have climbed Amadablam in recent years. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.
In the spring, there is a rush of climbers to climb the mountain. In the autumn, many foreigners come to climb the small peaks and go hiking. Earlier, Prince Sheikh Mohammed Will Abdullah of Qatar had successfully climbed the 6,814-meter Amadablam mountain on November 10. A 14-member team including Prince Abdullah completed their expedition of Amadablam. The team consisted of six foreign climbers.
The Minister of Tourism bade farewell to the Qatari prince and his entourage on November 15. On the occasion, Prince Abdullah said that he was fascinated by the natural beauty and hospitality of Nepal and promised to visit Nepal in the coming days as well.
Earlier, a Royal Force team led by Bahrain's Prince Nasir bin Hamid Al Khalifa returned home in the first week of October after climbing the 8,163-meter Manaslu Mountain.
Due to COVID-19, the tourism sector of the weak country has been revived by the climbing and trekking by foreign dignitaries and indigenous climbers. The government and businessmen are of the view that this has sent a positive message to Nepal's mountain tourism.
Even in the event of the Kovid epidemic, the mountaineering of domestic and foreign climbers will help spread the message that Nepal's mountain tourism is safe all over the world, said Acharya. He said that these ascents have laid the foundation for the ascent in the spring of 2021 BS.
Angchiring Sherpa, the founder of Asian Trekking, said that the climbing of Amadablam and other mountains in the midst of the epidemic has given impetus to tourism and made entrepreneurs hopeful. He is confident that tourism will soon return to its old rhythm through activities including climbing and trekking.
Mingma Sherpa, a climber from Seven Summit Truck Company, is currently climbing Amadablam Himal. Another climber Tassilakpa Sherpa's team has also gone to climb Amadablam Himal. Similarly, some other small teams have set out on the ascent. In the same season, a team including Dave Steven Sherpa from Asian Trekking has climbed Merapik and Barunche mountains.
According to the latest details of the Department of Tourism, seven climbers have so far been given permission to climb in the autumn. A total of Rs. 33 lakh 74 thousand 82 royalties have been collected from Arohan. There are two climbing teams in Manaslu, two in Amadablum and one in Barunche, one in Galgen and two in Himlung. As the climbers come throughout the month of November, the department estimates that 10 to 12 climbers will arrive in the autumn. In the autumn of 2019 alone, 1,210 foreign climbers came to Nepal for mountaineering.
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