Published on December 10, 2025
Kathmandu, October 3. Renowned Nepali mountaineer and certified UIAGM/IFMGA/NNMGA guide Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, better known as Mingma G, has reached the summit of Mount Manaslu (8,163m) without supplemental oxygen, marking his third ascent of the peak without supplemental oxygen and adding another milestone to his distinguished career.
This climb marked his fourth successful ascent of Manaslu’s true main summit. “In 2021, I led a team to the true main summit of Manaslu, and from that point, the history of this mountain changed. That climb was with supplemental oxygen, but my ascents in 2023, 2024, and now 2025 were all without oxygen,” Mingma said.
Before 2021, Mingma G had summited Manaslu in 2009, 2011, 2016, and 2018 without supplemental oxygen, but those climbs stopped at the fore-summit—long mistaken for the highest point. Since the correction, climbers aiming to complete the 14 Peaks challenge are required to stand on Manaslu’s true main summit.
“Anyone completing all 14 peaks must stand on the true main summits,” Mingma shared. “That’s why many climbers are repeating Manaslu to make their record complete.”
Previously, Sherpa made history as the first Nepali mountaineer to summit all 14 of the world’s highest peaks without supplemental oxygen — a feat that ranks him among the most elite climbers in history. He is also the Managing Director of Imagine Nepal Trek and Expeditions.
