Remote snowy landscapes. Rare wildlife and plants. Traditional ceremonies performed by Myanamar’s ethnic Chin, Naga and Kachin people.
These are some of the last scenes photographed by Aung Myint Myat, the Myanmar mountaineer who disappeared with a fellow climber after reaching the summit of mysterious Mount Hkakabo Razi in 2014.
The mountain, located in the far north of Kachin state, is notoriously difficult to climb, with mountaineers forced to navigate a host of challenging terrains. A National Geographic team was forced to turn back last year.
Aung Myint Myat and Wai Yan Min Thu managed to erect their country’s flag on the summit of the 5,900-meter-high mountain, believed to be the tallest in Southeast Asia, before losing contact with base camp.
But in the weeks and months before the doomed climb, Aung Myint Myat, an amateur photographer as well as explorer, captured rare scenes of natural beauty in the most remote corners of Myanmar.
Now, the team which organized the summit attempt, the Thabawa Khawthan (Nature’s Call) Foundation and the University Hiking and Mountaineering Team, are putting some of his photos on display in Yangon.
The three-day exhibition will open on the second floor of Dagon Center II in Sanchaung Township on September 1, the Global New Light of Myanmar reported.
