Indian banker first to scale world’s 8th highest peak this season

Indian banker first to scale world’s 8th highest peak this season

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Category : National Published on: September 26 2023

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  • A 32-year-old Indian banker has successfully scaled Mt Manaslu in Nepal, achieving the feat of being the first Indian climber to summit the world’s eighth-highest mountain peak in this season.
  • Sunil Kumar, who hails from Haryana, reached the peak of Mt Manaslu which stands at 8,163 metres above sea level along with another Nepalese climber and two mountain guides.
  • Kumar climbed the mountain situated on the northern side of central Nepal in Gorkha district.
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