Posts Tagged ‘Everest’

A group of 20 people have succeeded in cleaning the garbage left by previous climbers in Mt. Everest (Death Zone). A video of all the garbage collection has been released by tourism officials of Nepal. The garbage has been deposited there for decades. Mt. Everest could have been also known as world’s highest dump because more than 4,000 climbers have already climbed Everest and we can imagine ... 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

Just forefront of United Nations Climate Change talks in Copenhagen, Nepal government has now set to hold a cabinet meet at the shadow of highest mountain in the world, Mt Everest, on December 4th, Friday. The cabinet meeting will be held at the foothills of the 8,848-meter tall peak to draw the attention of the world community towards impact of climate change in the Himalayas.... Full story

On 16th October, five members from the Explore Himalaya skydive team made four solos and one tandem jump from a height of 25,000 feet. Tom Noonan (USA), Ian Bishop (Australia) and Jay Kishan (India), made solo jumps at 10:30 AM (local time) and the second group which comprised of world record holder and chief ... Full story

Nepal has presented a rare honor to revolutionary climbers  Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, who pioneered to subjugate Mt. Everest by installing their statues in Kathmandu. The statues of brave climbers Tenzing Norgey Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary and Boris Lidanevich, a Russian national who made significant contribution to Nepal's tourism sector by establishing the first tourist hotel, were unveiled by Tourism and Civil ... Full story

After three skydivers landed on Gorakshep, it became famous as the world´s highest landing point for skydivers. On September 22, three professional sky divers jumped from an altitude of 20,000 ft (some 6,000 meters) and landed on Gorakshep making it the highest landing point. Gorakshep is located in the Everest region at an altitude of 5,164 meters. ... Full story

The decision has come in effect following the sad demise of Sir Edmund Hillary in January 11, 2008. Government of Nepal has finally given a go ahead to change the name of the famous Lukla Airport to Tenzing Hillary Airport in memory of the two legendary mountaineers and the contribution Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary made for the development and promotion of tourism. The airport closest to Mount Everest, previously known as Lukla Airport, will now be called Tenzing Hillary Airport. Lukla Airport 2008 In another occasion the government of Nepal has also declared May 29, the day when Hillary and Tenzing climbed Mount Everest in 1953, as International Mountain Day. This is something that will definitely be welcomed by mountaineering community and the world at large. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa are considered the heroes of Everest and of Nepal. Hillary in particular had been involved in numerous humanitarian works in Nepal including the building of schools, hospitals and helping backward community to uplift their socio-economic standards. Sir Edmund Hillary died last month; Tenzing Norgay died in 1986. Full story