KATHMANDU, MAY 11
Kyrgyz mountaineer Asel Baibagysheva became the first female climber from Kyrgyzstan to scale the world's highest peak.
According to Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, Chief Executive Officer at 14 Peaks Expedition, Asel from Kyrgyzstan stood atop Mt Everest at around 9:15am today.
Asel made a history for Kyrgyzstan inspiring climbers around the world with her determination and strength, he said.
Earlier, she became the first Kyrgyz woman to climb Manaslu without supplemental oxygen.
Meanwhile, Zhubing Yi, Yunfeng Yin and Dong Li from China along with Nurbu Jangbu Sherpa, Dawa Sherpa, Phubadhile Sherpa, Kusang Sherpa and Sirjangbu Sherpa from 14 Peaks also stood atop Mt Everest at around 6:25am this morning, Sherpa said.
