Rate
fixed for Khumbu Icefall- 4 March
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil
Aviation awarded a contract to Sagarmatha Pollution Control
Committee (SPCC), Namche Bazaar to construct Khumbu Icefall
located enroute to Mt. Everest, Mt. Nuptse and Mt. Lhotse
with effect from 7 March 2008 to 6 March 2010. The following
rate has been fixed for the expedition teams for the use of
route during mountaineering
|
Number of climbers
Rate (for spring season)
1 climber US$
1495
2
climbers US $ 1995
3-7
climbers
US$ 2395
8-12
climbers US$ 2995 |
NMA to sponsor Ist National Rafting Championship- 16
March
NMA
sponsors first prize amounted Rs. 25000 for National Rafting
Championship to be organized by Himalayan River Guide Association at
Bhotekoshi from 4-5 April 2008.
NMA recommends 5 liaison officers- 18 March
NMA
endorsed five out of twenty-eight mountaineers to the Ministry of
Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation for liaison officers selected by
the committee headed by President of Everest Summiteers' Association
with NMA, Nepal Mountaineering Instructors' Association and Nepal
National Mountain Guide Association as members. All the twenty-eight
mountaineers had participated in the orientation training of seven
days conducted by Nepal Academy of Tourism ad Hotel Management.
No
ban on climbing Himalayas including Everest: MoCTCA- 19 March
The
Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation(MoCTCA) issuing a
press statement on March 18, 2008 denied the claim that it has
suspended the mountaineering expedition to Mt. Everest saying that
the dissemination of false information quoting the ministry in this
issue has drawn the attention of MoCTCA. MoCTCA in its press
statement said that the Ministry has not banned climbing expedition
on Mt. Everest and other Himalayan peaks and the policy related to
mountaineering expeditions has remained same as previous. Issuing
the press statement, Spokesperson of MoCTCA, Joint Secretary Mr.
Prem Kumar Rai has requested all media to contact spokesperson of
the ministry for the fact before disseminating the information
concerning with the Ministry.
Election commission formed- 16 March
An
election commission was formed under the convernership of
professional lawyer
Mr. Indra Lama with Mr. Ramesh Kumar KC and Mr. Purushottam Dhakal
as members to hold election of NMA on 13 June 2008. Mr. KC is the
representative of Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
where as Mr. Dhakal is a professional lawyer.
High Mountain Rescue Training 2008 (HMRT) completed- 24 March
NMA
in coordination with Nepal Mountaineering Instructors' Association (NMIA)
conducted High Mountain Rescue Training 2008 from 7 - 24 March 2008
in Langtang and Kathmandu. Altogether ten trainees having completed
Advance Mountaineering Course participated in the training. Yves
Pollet Villard Foundation and IFREMONT of France are also supporting
the training program. The training aims to produce qualified
mountain resources to develop mountaineering as safe tourism. NMA
Board Member and Member- Mountain Rescue Committee Member Mr. Diwas
Pokhrel coordinated the training on behalf of NMA, which focused on
primary treatment methods, rock cliff rescue, navigation, descending
victim, rescue anchors, cliff rescue on high mountain, victim search
practice etc. Mr. Nawang Nima Sherpa was the chief instructor for
the training. In this connection, NMA President Mr. Ang Tshering
Sherpa distributed certificates to ten trainees of HMRT at a
certificate distribution program organized at NMA on 26 March 2008.
Photo by: Mr. Nawang Nima Sherpa
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