16/12/2025
A Simple Story from 2009: From Lobuche Peak 6119m to Everest 8848m Summit- With Prem’s Team and Taiwanese Clients
The Himalaya remembers certain days with a sharper breath, and 9 May 2009 was one of them. On the icy slopes of Lobuche Peak (6119m), Prem’s team, forged in the spirit of Chhaling and strengthened by years of mountain discipline, climbed alongside their Taiwanese clients in an adventure that pushed every limit.
The climb was steep, the air thin, the cold unforgiving. But that is where true adventure lives, in the places where comfort ends and courage begins. Reaching the summit of Lobuche wasn’t just acclimatization; it was an extreme test of teamwork, trust, and Himalayan resilience for the MAAZU Goddess Mount Everest Expedition 2009.
When they descended to base camp, they gathered for a group photo.
Nepalese guides. Taiwanese climbers. One rope team. One dream.
The mountains behind them, Chhaling within them, and Everest ahead of them.
That photo captured the beginning of something extraordinary.
Because on 26 May 2009, after days of storms, cold winds, and the raw extremes of the Death Zone, Prem’s team successfully guided their Taiwanese clients to the summit of Mount Everest. The world stretched silent beneath their boots. The sky opened like a blessing. Every hardship from Chhaling’s trials to Lobuche’s ice led to that moment on the top of the world.
This memory is not just a story.
It is an extreme adventure, a testament to teamwork, and a chapter of Himalayan history written in courage.
In Photo:- Chong kami (Taiwan) , Ang kami Sherpa, Prem Gurung (IFMGA Guide), Pemba Wangchhu Sherpa ( IFMGA guide Now). and Late Mr. Lee (Taiwan)
