06/03/2009 18:26
A group of ten Nepali women mountaineers is all set to embark on a mission to seven summits - the highest mountains of the seven continents. The group, comprising women from six different districts and ethnic groups of Nepal, announced at a press conference in Kathmandu on Friday that they would scale Mount Aconcagua (6962 m) of South America, Mount McKinley (6194 m) of North America, Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 m) of Africa, Mount Elbrus (5642 m) of Europe, Mount Vinson Massif (4897m) of Antarctica, Mount Kosciusko (2228 m) of Australia and Mount Carstenz Pyramid (4884 m) of `Oceania`. They have ... Details » |
