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Appa Sherpa, the Eco Everest expedition leader broke his own world record and reached the top of the world's highest mountain, Mt. Everest (8848m) for 20th time at 08:34 am on May 22, 2010. He started from Camp IV (South Col 7950m) at 12 midnight on May 21 and reached the peak with the members of Eco Everest expedition. The members of Eco Everest ... Full story

More than half a century after Edmund Hillary first stood on the top of Mount Everest, the ashes of the world-famous mountaineer are to be carried to the summit by a Nepalese Sherpa. Apa Sherpa, who has scaled the world's highest peak a record 19 times, said on Thursday he will carry Hillary's ... Full story

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has honored the nineteen times Everest summitter Apa Sherpa along with Dawa Steven Sherpa with the WWF´s most esteemed "Leaders for a Living Planet" award amidst a function held at Gland, the WWF Secretariat in Switzerland on December 1st. International Director General of WWF, Jim Leape felicitated the “Climate-for-Life Ambassadors” with the highest honor given to an individual by WWF. "Apa and ... Full story

World leaders have called for a comprehensive, ambitious and fair international climate change deal to be clinched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, 7th-18th December this year. Representing Nepal, PM Madhav Kumar Nepal is also going to participate in the meeting On December 11th, which is marked as “Mountain Day” in the conference; mountaineers around the world are planning Copenhagen March in the leadership ... Full story

Apa Sherpa nick named ‘Super Sherpa’ has broken his own record climbing highest mountain in the world Mount Everest for record 19th times. He stated that his latest climbing was to raise awareness of the impact of global warming on the Himalayas. He stayed about 30 minutes on the top with the banner “Stop climate change”. Apa Sherpa’s expedition team has been collecting rubbish ... Full story