The students of Master of Adventure Tourism Studies ( MATS) successfully summited Chulu Peak for their first academic expedition.

Postgraduate students of MATS have set the record for higher studies by climbing, experimental learning, and researching at 6000 meters above sea level. MATS at Nepal Mountain Academy under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, affiliated to the Faculty of Management, Tribhuvan University, under the Academic Field Research of the 6,000-meter mountain included in the third semester at Chulu Himal (6039 m.)

A team of 21 members, including 16 students along with instructors and academic supervisors, have set a record by making a successful ascent together. The students of MATS had left for the field on June 12. The group comprises of 23 students, the admin head of the academy Mr Uttam Babu Bhattarai, Chief Instructor Tshiring Jangbu Sherpa, instructor Ashish Gurung, IFMGA guide, and academic supervisor for the expedition Dr Behrouz Moghadashi. The climb was guided by Phurba Galjang Sherpa and Sange Sherpa.