Himalayan Hacker 2023 – 2024

We are thrilled and immensely proud to announce that the Himalayan Hackers earned FIRST PLACE in Core Values at the Iowa State FLL Championship held on January 27th, 2024! Competing against 50 teams from across Iowa, they excelled in Robot Run, Robot Design, Innovation Project, and Core Values.


Himalayan Hacker Teams

FLL Challenge Team

🔹 Himalayan Hacker

  • Coaches: Suraj Amatya, Aleana Gongal
  • Mentor: Anusha Adhikari, Aanavi Rajbhandari, Bisesh Pokharel, Shreyas Shrestha
  • Hackers: Neil Bhattarai, Snehi Pokharel, Sharon Dhakal, Shreyan Agrahari, Parul Sthapit
  • Achievements: Received FIRST PLACE in Core Values at the Iowa State FLL Championship.

FLL Explore Teams

🔹 Himalayan Hacker – Yeti

  • Coach: Pradip Sthapit
  • Mentor: Belayet Pandey
  • Hackers: Bivaan Pandey, Simran Khadka, Girvan Khadka, Maddox Shah, Rayna Sthapit, Gia Thapa
  • Achievements: Received the Core Values Award.

🔹 Himalayan Hacker – Yak

  • Coach: Anjib Mulepati
  • Mentor: Yadav Shrestha
  • Hackers: Samuel Shrestha, Samarth Singh, Kavya Shrestha, Evara Mulepati, Maya Shah
  • Achievements: Received the Coding Award.