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Bahrain's Prince Khalifa to lead mountaineering expedition in Nepal

Bahrain's Prince Khalifa to lead mountaineering expedition in Nepal

A group of 18 men from Bahrain were given the permission to climb the 8,163m mountain
A mountaineering team including a Bahraini prince arrived in Nepal Wednesday, expedition organisers said, after officials made an exception to a coronavirus ban on foreign arrivals.

15 men of the Bahraini Royal Guard Defence Force and three Britons, landed in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Nepal closed its borders in March and grounded international flights just ahead of the busy spring climbing season, devastating the local tourism sector.

But the 18-member party from Bahrain were given permission to climb the 8,163 metre Manaslu, and the 6,119 metre from sea level Lobuche. Mt. Manaslu is the world’s eighth highest mountain.

Prince Khalifa is a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the commander of Bahrain’s Royal Guard.

The expedition members will have to go through COVID-19 safety procedures before beginning their mission, said a senior Nepali official.

Mingma Sherpa, of Seven Summit Treks, told AFP the team - including three Britons - would quarantine in a Kathmandu hotel for a week before flying via helicopter to the climbing base camp.

More than 50 Sherpas will take part in the expedition, he added.

The identity of the royal climber was not disclosed.

The Bahrain Royal Guard team is next year planning to climb Mount Everest.

The only other team with a permit for the autumn season is an all-Nepali expedition planning to summit 7129-metre Baruntse.

Nepal re-opened its mountains - including Everest - in late July ahead of the autumn climbing season and in anticipation of international flights resuming in mid-August.

But a jump in virus infections in recent weeks saw the government delay allowing flights.

Limited international flights resumed this month, but only for citizens and foreign diplomats.

The country of 28 million people has recorded an average of 1,000 daily infections since August, for a total of more than 58,000 cases and 379 deaths.
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