A five member team of Democratic Mount Everest Expedition 2006 is scheduled to mark the success of the People’s Movement by scaling the world’s tallest peak.

As per the information given at a press conference in the capital on Thursday, the team, led by Insu Rai of Faktang VDC of Khotang, will put the flags of all the parties of seven-party alliance and photographs of the 21 people who attained martyrdom during the Jana Andolan II, besides the national flag, on top of the peak.

Other members of the team include Ang Ngima Sherpa, a resident of Beni VDC, Pasang Sherpa of Taksindu VDC, Santosh Basnet of Kerung VDC and Bhuvan Rai of Jubhing VDC in Solukhumbu district.

Ang Ngima, who has seven years of mountaineering experience will be the one to take the flags to the Everest top along with Rai, while the others will provide logistic support.

Rai said although they had very limited time for preparation, they would try their best to scale the peak in the summer season. He said in case of continued bad weather they would start their expedition in August-end.