Nirmal Purja Instagram – The mission is on. It’s been over five months since we lost our dear Anna and Mingmar on Shishapangma. In that time we have experienced immense grief but also reflected on precious memories we shared together and now so deeply treasure. Now I am heading back with my team to Shishapangma to retrieve our loved ones – Anna & Mingmar. Until this point, the repatriation process has been incredibly challenging. We had managed to bring Anna and Mingmar down to Camp 2 last year, so they were protected from the higher elements for the repatriation, but the biggest hurdle was gaining the full permission to bring them home. We bared the expenses to make this happen, and now, with permission from the CTMA and TMA we are ready to go back to their known location at camp 2 and bring them home to reunite them with their families and loved ones. Collectively the US Government, Nepalese Embassy in Beijing and NMA have worked closely with the team to secure permits and we have recently been informed our application will be accepted; we will begin the repatriation in April. We are immensely grateful to CTMA, TMA, and the Chinese Government for allowing us to bring Anna and Mingmar back to their families and loved ones This mission is special to me. Anna & Mingmar, I miss you both so much. Your laughter and spirits were infectious, and I thank you for the memories we share; they will live on with us each time we climb. Special thanks to everyone working behind the scenes to make this happen, and a big thank you to the CTMA & TMA for allowing us to make this happen.