This time, hundreds of local and foreign climbers had an easier time climbing the peak by following this route.
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The Nepal government and the Mountaineering Association of Nepal have honored 13 high-mountain guides who built a climbing route to Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, and Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain, amidst risks, with cash awards in Kathmandu.
This time, at 10:25 am on Baisakh 30, during the spring 2026 climbing season, this team had built a safe climbing route by hanging ropes to the peak of Mount Everest (8,848.86 meters) and to the peak of Lhotse (8,516 meters) at 8:10 am on Jestha 3. This time, hundreds of domestic and foreign climbers had been able to climb the peaks easily by following this route.
The Everest-Lhotse route construction campaign was led by Mingma Dorchi Sherpa of Makalu Rural Municipality-1 in Sankhuwasabha. The team led by him managed the rope installation, safety of technical sections and climbing routes in the difficult and risky parts of both the mountains.
The team was honored with a cash prize of Rs 25,000 each by the Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Mr. Mukunda Prasad Niraula, Director General of the Department of Tourism, Ramkrishna Lamichhane and the President of the Association, Dambar Parajuli. The honorees are Mingma Dorchi Sherpa (team leader), Pam Dorji Sherpa, Mingma Tenje Sherpa, Lopsang Bhote, Ming Nurbu Sherpa, Chhomba Tenji Sherpa, Guru Bhote, Furtenji Sherpa, Ming Temba Sherpa, Dendi Sherpa, Pasang Nurbu Sherpa, Pasang Tashi Sherpa, Pasang Tenzing Sherpa. Most of the team members are residents of Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Taplejung and Dolakha districts. According to General Secretary Rishi Bhandari, 12 out of 13 successfully completed the construction of the route to Everest, while Pasang Tenzing Sherpa only reached the South Summit of Everest. But he played a significant role in the construction of the Lhotse route. Every spring, Nepal deploys a special team of experienced Sherpa climbers before the start of the Everest climbing season to build a safe route to the summit.
Only after the construction of the route on both Everest and Lhotse is completed, commercial climbing expeditions can be conducted. According to Bhandari, the route construction team is therefore known as the 'unsung heroes' of the mountain tourism industry.
Similarly, in mountaineering and mountaineering, Pemba Sherpa and Chang Dawa Sherpa, directors of Seven Summit Treks and Expeditions Pvt. Ltd., ATK Expeditions, who have been playing a leading role since the past and will continue to play a leading role this year for the Everest and Lhotse mountaineering expeditions, were also honored at the ceremony.
