The work of constructing a roped climbing route on Lhotse (8,516 meters), the world's fourth highest mountain next to Mount Everest, was successfully completed on Sunday morning.
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The work of building a roped climbing route on Lhotse (8,516 meters), the fourth highest mountain in the world next to Mount Everest, was successfully completed on Sunday morning.
With the completion of the fixing campaign, the climbing route of this mountain has been opened for the spring climbing season of 2026.
A five-member fixing team led by mountaineer and guide Mingma Dorchi Sherpa reached the summit of Lhotse at 8:10 am on Sunday and successfully completed the rope fixing work, said Rishi Bhandari, general secretary of the Mountaineering Operators Association.
With this, the Lhotse climbing route has now been officially opened for all climbers. Now only the route to Mount Kanchenjunga remains to be opened. The association aims to build a roped climbing route on the mountain by Wednesday.
The Lhotse rope-fixing team from Nepal included Mingma Tenje Sherpa, Pam Dorji Sherpa, Pasang Tenzing Sherpa and Lopsang Bhote. This time, the entire fixing campaign in the Khumbu region was coordinated by Chang Dawa Sherpa, director of Seven Summit Treks.
A total of 143 climbers from 14 teams have obtained permits to climb Lhotse this year. The Nepal government has collected Rs 63.6 million in revenue as a salute fee.
The campaign was managed by the Mountaineering Operators Association, while Seven Summit Treks played the role of the official logistics partner.
