Monday, May 24, 2021 08:15 [IST]
Last Update: Monday, May 24, 2021 02:40 [IST]
DARJEELING,: Nim Dorjee Sherpa of Lower Alubari has made a record of sorts by summiting Mt. Everest for the eleventh time.
The 37-year-old made his eleventh summit of the world’s highest peak on May 12 as part of a nine-member team from Nepal and Canada among others through a Nepal agency.
"Our expedition started in the month of March this year with us making the summit this month. I have just returned to Darjeeling," said Sherpa claiming that such a feat of summiting Everest 11 times has not been achieved by any person from India before.
In his 25 years as a mountain guide, Nim Dorjee has climbed Mt. Everest 15 times now with him also being a part of what is called the ‘fixing team’ or ‘ice doctors’. The ‘ice doctors’ prepare the route for the climbing season at Mt. Everest braving the treacherous Khumbu icefall among other things so mountaineers can have a route to summit the peak.
Sherpa summited Everest in 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, twice in 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019 and recently this year. He was also a part of the rescue team at Mt. Everest in the year 2016 where about 56 mountaineers were rescued from just below the Everest summit.
Apart from the Everest, Nim Dorjee has also climbed Mt. Manaslu (8163 m) in Nepal thrice.
