Why Everest Expedition Has Been Easier?

Many of us know Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the summit of Everest, but we may not be aware of the fact how many days it took them to reach the summit.

It took more than 15 days for Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary to get victory upon the world’s highest peak for the first time, but their entire Everest expedition was more than 3 months long. Everest expedition was considered very hard and exigent trip some years ago. But, Everest mission can be achieved only in about 8 hours now and is much more easily nowadays. Mountaineers can walk easily via normal boots almost up to Kalapathar (6,000 m) these days while some years before “Crampons” were a must to climb up to Kalapathar also.

“Everest expedition has become much easier trip now,” says Pemba Dorje Sherpa, a 10 times Everest summitter.

“This drastic change is due to effect of climate change. We can see the rocks clearly up to the height of 8,000 meters of Mt. Everest. Effect of climate change and global warming has been so vigorously seen in the Everest region that there are many small and big lakes formed by rapid melting process of ice where some years before mountaineers had to melt ice for water.” Pemba says

“The government is not paying any attention towards the effect of climate change in the Himalayas of Nepal. Government is just concerned about the taxes and not about the condition of locals. This change in Himalayan region is going to bring many problems along with icy-flood making the life of locals quite unsafe,” Pemba said anxiously.

Additionally, world record holder as 19 times Mt. Everest summitter, Apa Sherpa has claimed that he has found water in about the height of 8,000 m in Mt. Everest.

Pemba Dorje further says, “Although the change on the mountain was only seen notably after 2006, the process had already started from 2004.” He also claimed that he has shot the video of environment change occurring in the Himalaya and Himalayan regions. He further says that government must ban expeditions to Himalayas of Nepal for 1 or 2 years to acquire attention of the whole world in this matter.

Another prominent expeditor and mountain conservation ambassador, Dawa Steven Sherpa has also warned the government about this environment change and requested the government to be aware from it and take the appropriate step considering the condition of the locals of Himalaya.

Pemba Dorje Sherpa is also scheduled to meet President of USA, Barack Obama on November 7, 2009 and affirmed that he will explain almost all things about the effect of climate change in Himalayan region. Also, he will ask for a help on behalf of locals of Himalayan region with the president of USA. He is also planning to give a stone of Everest Base Camp as a souvenir to Obama while the meeting.

Pemba’s meeting with Barak Obama is considered as a part of a cooperative awareness program ‘350’ being organized by Worldwide Youth Group against climate change. ‘350’ is the highest and safest numerical quantity of Co2 (Carbondioxide). Besides, the main aim of this ‘350’ awareness program is to give pressure to developed countries to cut down their Co2 production. Scientists warn the world that the Co2 level in the atmosphere has reached 390 ppm, and it is urgent to minimize it down immediately to at least 350 ppm which is the highest safe margin.

To draw attention of the world community towards the increment of Co2 level and its effects, 152 countries are organizing 2200 grand programs –“From Taj Mahal to Great Barrier Riff’.