The sisters, who are on a mission to climb the highest mountains of 7 continents, have only climbed the peaks of North America and Antarctica.
Four sisters from the same family of Beding in Gaurishankar Rural Municipality-9 Rolwaling Valley are on a mission to climb the seven highest mountains of seven continents. Named 'Four Sisters on 7 Summits', they are climbing the highest mountains of all seven continents.
34-year-old Nima Jangmu, 30-year-old Chiring Namaya and 28-year-old Dawa Footi Sherpa climbed Mt. Everest together for the first time in 2003. After that, together with their elder sister, 42-year-old Chiring Angjum, they started the 7 highest mountain climbing expedition in 7 continents in 2021. They have climbed the highest peaks of 5 continents.
They have reached the summit of Mount Everest at 8,848 meters as well as Kilimanjaro at 5,895 meters in South Africa, Aconcagua at 6,961 meters in South America and Mount Elbrus at 5,642 meters in Europe. On Saturday morning, they successfully climbed the 4,884-meter Carstage Pyramid, the highest in Oceana.
Now the goal is to climb Denali of 6,194 meters in North America and Vinson Massif of 4,892 meters in Antarctica within the year 2025.
The children of Dorjee Sherpa and Rinjin Dolma of Beding have said that they are climbing the mountains of all 7 continents to fulfill their father's dream. Dorjee lost eight fingers on both hands due to frostbite while climbing Mount Everest in winter with a Japanese team in 1983. "Father's dream of climbing Mount Everest could not be fulfilled after losing his finger," Dawa Footi said.
5 out of 6 children of Dorji and Rinjin are mountain climbers. Among them, one Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, namely Mingmaji, has set a record for climbing all 14 mountains without oxygen in winter. The four sisters have announced that they will climb Mount Elbrus, Kilimanjaro and Everest again this year.
4 sisters from the same family have successfully climbed the highest peaks of the seven continents and it will become a rare record, said Pasang Kidar Sherpa, vice president of the Everest Summit Club. "Those who have climbed the mountains from Beding have set many records," he said, "but for the first time, four sisters from here will reach the highest peaks of seven continents, including Mount Everest, at the same time. It will be a rare record." "Four Sisters on Seven Summits" will establish Beding not only as a village for mountain climbers, but also as a village for women climbers.
