If everything goes well with 83-year-old Min Bahadur Serchan, he will be retaining his title of the ‘oldest man’ on the top of Mount Everest in the Guinness World Record.
Serchan is heading to Lukla from Kathmandu on Democracy day this Friday, from where he will begin his expedition.
The octogenarian had scaled the 8,8848 metre mountain at the age of 76 in 2008, but his record was broken by Japanese national Yuichiro Miura, who climbed Everest at the age of 80 in 2013.
Since then, Serchan has been working hard to regain his lost title for the second time and is said to be determined to reach the peak once again.
“I am sure my work will encourage all the elderly people, excite the youths and serve as an inspiration for every Nepali to strive towards their goal,” Serchan told the Post. “My health is perfect and I am doing this with my own willpower. This should be a matter of pride to the country,” he added. He also thanked Nepal government for trusting him and granting the permission to scale the summit.
Serchan has been doing a lot of rehearsal to achieve this daunting task. At the age of 72, Serchan began his fitness preparations by walking on foot from Kathmandu to Pokhara (202 kilometres) in four days, he also walked from east to west Nepal (1,028 kilometres) in 20 days.
After a year, he trekked about 300 kilometres from the northern part of the country to the south in nine days. He recently finished a walk from Kathmandu to Lumbini in 14 days. Non-Resident Nepali Association, UK has sponsored his expenses for the expedition while Himalayan Guides Nepal has agreed to give him technical support.
Serchan who was born on June 20, 1931, Bhurung-9 in Myagdi, had served for five years in the Gorkha Regiment in Gorakhapur, India.
Source: Ekantipur
