Arunachal woman mountaineer to try double ascent of Everest
A day after Indian mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa climbed Mount Everest for the fourth time in six years, her husband, Tsering Wange, said that she will now attempt a double ascent to climb the world’s highest peak for a fifth time.
The Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer on Tuesday scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to conquer the 8,848-feet Everest for the fourth time.
“Anshu is very keen on the double ascent. We have already paid for her fifth permit to climb the Everest and the paper formalities have also been completed,” Wange said on Wednesday.
“She (Anshu) is likely to reach the Everest Base Camp today (Wednesday) or tomorrow (Thursday) and the expedition team will take a decision for her double ascent. Nonetheless, we are elated with Anshu’s achievement. It is a historic moment for Arunachal Pradesh and India,” he said.
Wange, who also heads Arunachal Mountaineering and Adventure Sports Association, said the camp officials, who communicated with Anshu during the expedition, informed him that his wife was “fit and fine” and “keen for the double ascent”.
Arunachal chief minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday congratulated Jamsenpa for unfurling the Indian flag at Everest for the fourth time.
“You made us proud once again Anshu Jamsenpa by unfurling the Tricolour for the fourth time atop the world’s highest peak. My heartiest congratulations to our proud daughter of Arunachal. I wish you all success in your future endeavour and may you keep making our nation proud,” Khandu said in a message.
Arunachal governor PB Acharya also congratulated the mountaineer. Jamsenpa, a mother of two, began scaling on Saturday and unfurled the flag at 9 am on Tuesday. Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, had on April 2 flagged off the mountaineer’s double ascent expedition from Guwahati in Assam.