Federal Parliament Member Mingma David Sherpa Successfully Ascends Mount Everest

Kathmandu. House of Representatives member Mingma David Sherpa, who successfully climbed the world's highest peak Sagarmatha carrying the flag with the logo of the Federal Parliament, has arrived in Kathmandu. 

Sherpa, who is a Member of Parliament from the National Independent Party (Rastriya Swatantra Party), set foot on the summit of Sagarmatha at 5:40 AM on Wednesday. He has landed in Kathmandu amidst welcome and celebration upon returning from a successful ascent.

Member of Parliament Sherpa, who set out for the Sagarmatha expedition with the main slogan 'From Parliament to Peak', successfully climbed Sagarmatha on the ninth day of his journey. By unfurling the flag with the logo of the Federal Parliament of Nepal at the summit of the highest peak, he has conveyed a special message of the relationship between Nepal's parliament and the Himalayas to the world. This is possibly the first incident in the history of the parliament where a sitting member of parliament has unfurled the parliament's flag at the summit of Sagarmatha.

37-year-old Mingma Gabu Sherpa is a well-known name not only in Nepal but also globally in the field of mountaineering. Known as 'Mingma David' in the field of mountaineering, he has already set a world record as the youngest climber in the world by successfully climbing all 14 Himalayan peaks above eight thousand meters.

Sherpa, who has extensive experience in mountaineering and has already set world records, is also active in politics. He was elected as a Member of Parliament from the National Independent Party under the proportional representation for ethnic groups in the general elections held in 2082 BS.

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