A TEAM from Bahrain’s Royal Guard completed yet another feat, by scaling a 6,812-metre peak in Nepal.
Almost a year ago, on May 11 last year, the same team had conquered Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.
This time the team of brave men raised the Bahrain flag on Ama Dablam which means “The mother’s necklace”.
Located in the eastern Himalayan range of Province 1 in Nepal, the peak derives its name from the long ridges on each side, like the arms of a mother (ama) protecting her child, and the hanging glacier thought of as the dablam, the traditional double-pendant containing pictures of the gods worn by Sherpa women.
The team acclimatised and prepared its equipment in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu before flying to Lukla Airport in the Himalayan foothills.
The team of 12 men scaled the summit on May 5 and it took them six days to complete their mission, and during the last stage members took 12 hours to reach to the top.
The climbers need a lot of endurance and technical skills throughout the trek while passing through steep ice.
The victorious team flew back safely to Kathmandu before returning to Bahrain.
National Security Adviser and Royal Guard Commander Major General Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday praised the outstanding achievement.
He commended the team’s courage and strong determination, praising the Royal Guard servicemen’s “high capabilities that enabled them to take on various challenges efficiently and professionally”.
The GDN reported last year that the team was the first international one to conquer the new altitude of Mount Everest.
Nepal and China in December 2020 jointly announced that the revised height of the world’s highest peak was 8,848.86m, about 86cm more than the previous measurement done by India in 1954.
After the team hoisted the Bahrain flag on Mount Everest last year, His Majesty King Hamad spoke to the team members and shared his message of peace to the international community.
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