2nd June 2021

Topic: Geography

Importance: Prelims

What is the news?

• The summit of Pumori in Nepal was climbed by a native of Manali.

Why in news?

• A resident of the village of Solang Manali, successfully climbed the top of Pumori, located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalaya.
• Hem Raj established a national record by climbing the mountain with Stanzin Norboo from Ladakh.
• There were four climbers along with two women and four Sherpas.

About Pumori peak:

• Pumori, meaning “the Mountain Daughter” in Sherpa language.
• Pumori is 8 kilometers west of Everest Mountain.
• It is a mountain at the Nepal-China border with 7.161 m above sea level.
• Pumori was first ascended on 17 May 1962 by Gerhard Lenser in a German-Swiss expedition.

(Source: The Tribune)