Annapurna Base Camp (Myagdi), June 3: The statues of the members of the first mountaineering expedition to Mt Annapurna have been installed at the Annapurna base camp, Narchyang of Annapurna Rural Municipality-4.
Minister of State for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Kham Bahadur Garbuja unveiled the statues installed at the Annapurna Base Camp today on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Annapurna peak climbing.
The Annapurna Rural Municipality has constructed a statue of the first Annapurna ascent team leader Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal from France and Nepali climber Sonam Walung Sherpa.
An open museum with a copper plaque mentioning the names of 536 individuals who have successfully climbed the Annapurna has also been established at the spot.
Today, various programmes have been held to celebrate the Annapurna Ascent Diamond Jubilee as a reminder of the development of Nepal’s tourism sector and the commencement of mountaineering, which introduced Nepal’s mountains to the world.
