| Nabil sets off to conquer Mount Vinson in Antarctic |
A Staff Reporter
MUSCAT Adventurer Nabil Al Busaidi set off to climb Mount Vinson, the highest peak in the Antarctic, on Sunday.
Nabil will become the first Omani to climb Mount Vinson, which is one of the World’s Seven Summits and located about 1,200km from the South Pole and peaks 4,892 metres.
As part of his physical preparation and mountaineering training, Nabil with his brother, recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain on the African continent and was trained at the French Alps in December by Simon Abrahams, a certified International guide and consultant to the James Bond movies.
The challenges of extreme cold, mountainous climbing and altitude would definitely make this adventure an extreme challenge for Nabil as he said: “Expeditions are never easy and this one has already become difficult with the airline losing all my vital survival equipment which I will have to replace as best and as quickly as I can.”
The climb starts at the Vinson Base Camp at 2,150 metre on the Branscomb Glacier on the west side of the Ellsworth Mountains.
Nabil and the team will be following the gradual rise of the Branscomb Glacier and travelling roped at all times due to the danger of crevasse hazards.
Nabil had been honoured by the Sultanate’s Ministry of Sport Affairs for becoming the first Arab to reach the magnetic North Pole and planting the Omani flag on “Top of the World” on April 29 last.
Oman Tribune
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