Two Myanmar climbers hoping to be the first from that country to summit Mount Everest are nearing their goal.
Win Ko Ko and Pyae Phyoe Aung reached Camp 4 – the freezing plateau at 26,000 feet known as the ‘death zone’ of the world’s highest mountain – at around 12:15pm this afternoon.
A third climber, Nyi Nyi Aung, was yesterday forced to stay at base camp after doctors found problems with his heartbeat.
“Myanmar expedition team is 100% strong to achieve the goal and will release the information on time,” their team wrote a Facebook page, Myanmar Flag on Everest, set up by the Htoo Foundation, which is funding the climb..
Anxiously awaiting the next update…
