A group of ten Nepali women mountaineers is all set to embark on a mission to seven summits - the highest mountains of the seven continents.
The group, comprising women from six different districts and ethnic groups of Nepal, announced at a press conference in Kathmandu on Friday that they would scale Mount Aconcagua (6962 m) of South America, Mount McKinley (6194 m) of North America, Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 m) of Africa, Mount Elbrus (5642 m) of Europe, Mount Vinson Massif (4897m) of Antarctica, Mount Kosciusko (2228 m) of Australia and Mount Carstenz Pyramid (4884 m) of `Oceania`.
They have already scaled Mount Everest (8848m), the highest mountain of Asia in May, last year.
Shaili Basnet, who is also the first Nepali woman journalist to scale Mount Everest, said that they had embarked on the venture to convey a message of inclusiveness to the world and promote Nepali tourism. She said the mission would begin in August this year and they would climb the highest mountains of all seven continents within two to three years.
The group includes Shushmita Maskey, Shaili Basnet, Nimdoma Sherpa, Maya Gurung, Poojan Acharya, Usha Bista, Asha Kumari Singh, Nawang Futi Sherpa, Chunu Shrestha and Pema Diki Sherpa.
So far, only one Nepali Lhakparita Sherpa has scaled the seven summits out of more than 200 in the world.
