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Indian woman among 26 climbers to scale Mount Manaslu

Press Trust of India

An Indian woman was among the 26 climbers who successfully scaled the world’s eighth-highest peak, Mount Manaslu  in Nepal. Dwarka Vishwanath Dokhe climbed the highest peak in the Gorkha District . “Twenty-six climbers, including 12 Nepali Sherpa guides and an Indian national stood atop the 8,163-metre mountain Wednesday morning,” Pemba Sherpa, a staff at 8K expeditions, said. Climbers continued their summit push heading to the peak of Mount Manaslu as they found a fair window, he added.