GUWAHATI, Apr 4:  Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesdayflagged off Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa on her  double ascent Mt Everest Expedition 2017 here.

Jamsenpa had a special audience with the Dalai Lama at the Radisson Blue hotel here on Tuesday. The spiritual leader blessed her before the flag off. 

Jamsenpa, an experienced mountaineer, has already scaled the Mount Everest thrice, twice within a gap of 10 days.

"Your achievement is the testimony of your hard work, firm determination and a strong belief in yourself," the Dalai Lama said. 

He also blessed her two teenage daughters Passang Droma and Tenzing Nyiddon with a personalized message which he wrote and signed himself.

"Meeting His Holiness The Living Buddha and getting his blessings in person is one of the most treasured and blessed day of my life. I shall cherish it life-long, especially the close warm hug," the mountaineer said. 

"It will always motivate me and infuse strength to overcome all my struggles in life," she added.

The mountaineer is in quest to better her own national and international records.

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Kenter Joya Riba

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