On the 31st of August, 4 Portuguese climbers achieved every mountaineer’s dream: to climb an unclimbed mountain in the Himalayas.

This is another rare achievement in this day and age, particularly for Portuguese mountaineering.

On an expedition led by mountaineer Paulo Roxo, who has over 32 years of mountaineering experience, and involving Pedro Costa, João Paulo Lopes and Tiago Fonseca, a virgin mountain (1st ascent worldwide) was climbed in the Himalaias, Índia, in the Ladakh region.

On the last day of August, at 10:35 a.m. (Portuguese time; 2:30 p.m. local time), the expedition reached the summit of this virgin mountain, at 6,196 metres, on its north face and east ridge. Located in the Kang Yatse region, they named the mountain Shan-Ri, which in Ladakhi means ‘Snow Leopard Peak’.

With this achievement, the group of Portuguese climbers who have conquered previously unclimbed mountains in the Himalayas has grown to five: Paulo Roxo, Daniela Teixeira, Pedro Costa, Tiago Faneca, and João Lopes.

This is also the first activity led by Paulo Roxo, representing the Centro de Montanha (Mountain Center), in the Himalayas, which has been successfully awarded.