Haryana’s Sunil Kumar, a 32-year-old banker by profession, successfully scaled Mt Manaslu in Nepal on September 21, achieving the feat of being the first Indian climber to summit the world’s eighth highest mountain peak in this season.
Kumar reached the peak of Mt Manaslu, with the height of 8,163 metres above sea level, at 5.25 am local time.
He was accompanied by a Nepalese climber Sangita Kumari Rokaya and two mountain guides, Lakpa Gyaljen Sherpa and Chhangba Sherpa.
The team climbed the mountain situated on the northern side of central Nepal in Gorkha district.