Route set in Lamjung region- 1 May
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The team led by NMA
Executive Board Member Mr. Bijay Gurung with Mr. Nawang Nima
Sherpa and instructors Mr. Shree Maharjan and Mr. Krishna
Gurung as route setters submitted report on the tentative
trekking routes recognized in North East of Lamjung, Eastern
Lamjung, Dr. Harka Gurung Himchuli peak, Boudha Himal and
Phungi Himal Manaslu Area, and Western Lamjung. They left
for Lamjung on 24 April 2008 for 25 days program. NMA
released fund for this project from Local Development fund
with the direction of Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil
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Navigating during route
setting- Photo by Mr. Nawang Nima Sherpa |
Sagarmatha,
Nuptse & Lhotse Climbing Activity Monitoring Committee 2008- May 8
Sagarmatha, Nuptse & Lhotse Climbing Activity Monitoring Committee
2008 formed upon the direction of Ministry of Culture, Tourism and
Civil Aviation under the convenership of Executive Board Member of
NMA Mr. Da Gombu Sherpa, monitored the activities of all the
expedition teams at and above the base camp of Mt. Sagarmatha (upto
camp II) in order to prevent possible activities intended to disturb
the ascent of Olympic torch rally organized by Beijing Olympic 2008.
Everest Summiteers' Association, Nepal Mountaineering Instructors'
Association, Himalayan Rescue Association and Trekking Agencies'
Association of Nepal were the members of the committee. Mr. Diwas
Pokhrel was deputed as member secretary of the committee, and this
was only possible with the coordination of the local community and
Nepal Amy. The torched reached at the summit of Everest in the early
morning of May 8 and the climbing activities from South side started
at 3:00 pm on the same day.
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Everest cleaning campaign 2008- May 15 |
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This early program, in the Everest Cleaning
Campaign 2008, the remaining parts of the helicopter crashed
above the base camp of Mt. Everest were removed with the
initiative step taken by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism &
Civil Aviation, NMA and Everest Summiteers' Association. Two
engines and a tail piece was brought down and buried in
Gorshep. This was an Italian helicopter crashed near camp II
in 1974 |
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Everest Cleaning
Campaign 2008 Photo by: Everest Summiteers' Association |
Ist Death Anniversary of
late Pemba Doma Sherpa- 22 May
Ist Death Anniversary program of Late Ms. Pemba Doma Sherpa was
organized on 21 May by Everest Summiteers' Association. She lost her
life while descending from the summit of Mt. Lhotse on 22 May 2007.
She was the first Nepali woman to summit Mt. Sagarmatha from both
the north and south faces, and was one of the only six women who
have summited Sagarmatha twice.
Apa Sherpa breaks his own record -22 May
NMA Advisor and world famous mountaineer Mr. Apa Sherpa broke his
own world record of seventeen times Everest Summiteer by
successfully climbing Everest for the eighteen times on 22 May at
5:45 am. He is the member of Eco-Everest Expedition 2008.
First Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition 2008-22 May
The five members of First Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition
2008- Ms Susmita Maskey, Ms. Pujan Acharya, Ms. Nima Doma Sherpa,
Ms. Maya Gurung, Ms. Nawang Phuti Sherpa successfully climbed Mt.
Everest on 22 May at 8:30 am. Ms Sailee Basnet, Ms. Asha Kumari
Singh, Ms. Usha Bista and Ms. Pema Diki Sherpa successfully ascended
Mt. Everest on 24 May at 8:00 am. Finally, Ms. Chunu Shrestha with
Mr. Da Gombu Sherpa, General Leader and Executive Board Member of
NMA made successful ascent on 26 May at 8:45 am.
First Int'l Sagarmatha Day
observed- 29 May
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA), Nepal
Tourism Board (NTB) and Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA)
jointly celebrated the First Int'l Int'l Sagarmatha Day on the
occasion of completion of 55 years of the ascent of the Mt Everest.
Mr. Apa, Sherpa, 18 times Everest Summiteer, was present on the
program as the chief guest. Mr. Leela Mani Paudel, Secretary for
MoCTCA as also present in the occasion. The chief guest awarded
Kumar Khadga Bickram Sahasik Award to Canadian citizen Ms. Meagan
McGrath for her courageous effort in rescuing Nepalese mountaineer
Ms. Usha Bista at the height of 8300 m on Mt. Everest on 21 May
2007. Likewise, Dawa Norbu Parbatiye Patrakarita Puraskar with a
cash prize of Rs. 25,000 was also awarded to senior journalist Mr.
Binay Guruacharya for his contribution in the promotion of mountain
tourism through media. In the same program, the chief guest
conferred Mt. Everest Golden Jubilee Medal to 56 foreign Everest
summiteers and 30 Nepalese Everest summiteers. NMA and NTB jointly
honored Mr. Apa Sherpa with letter of appreciation for his 18 th
times successful ascent on Mt. Everest.
In the program, Secretary of MoCTCA Lilamani Paudel said celebration
of the Ist Sagarmatha Day had become a matter of international
significance. NMA President Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa said the
government’s responsibility towards the Sagarmatha region has
changed with the changing context due to global warming. Tashi
Tenzing Sherpa, the grandson of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first
conqueror of Mt Everest, said the government should be more serious
to honour the devotion and contribution of the Sherpas to the
world’s highest peak in making Nepal known to the world. In 1953,
Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal
conquered the Sagarmatha for the first time and proved that scaling
the world’s top peak was possible. After the event, it is estimated
that more than 3,000 Nepalese and foreigners have scaled Mt Everest
till now. With an aim to mark the day, several events are being
organized. Among them: Mountain film show, tourism quiz contest,
essay competition, scholarship, wall climbing training for students,
clean-up programme and Tenzing Hilary Everest marathon.
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First Int'l Sagarmatha
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Rally organized to mark Ist
Int'l Sgarmatha Day
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Chief Guest M. Apa Sherpa & Mr. Leela Mani Paudyal with
other distinguished guests
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Apa Sherpa with Letter of Appreciation |
Ms. Meagan McGrath receiving Kumar Khadga Bikram Sahasik
Award award. |
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Journalist Mr. Binaya Guruacharya
receiving
Dawa Norbu Parbatiye Patrakarita Puraskar
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MoCTCA Secretary conferring Mt. Everest
Golden Jubilee Medal to Everest Summiteers |
UAAA Council Meeting - 29 May
On the occasion of the First Sagarmatha Day NMA had
welcomed all the foreign guests for the UAAA Council Meeting here in
Kathmandu at Radisson Hotel. There were four representing nation.
Mr. A.T. Sherpa, President UAAA & NMA presided the chaired the
meeting. This year, UAAA Secretariat NMA had the privilege of
developing and launching a new website for UAAA http://www.uaaa-asia.org/.
After various agenda there was discuss upon the next UAAA General
Assembly was decided take place in Iran on 19 October. UAAA
delegates & distinguished guests were honoured with a concluding
reception & dinner.
UAAA Council Meeting
Island peak cleaning
campaign- 30 May
The
team led by Executive Board Member and Convener- Environment
Conservation Committee Mr. Deepak Poudyal carried out Island peak
cleaning campaign starting from 8 - 25 May. During cleaning
campaign, 14 sacks of garbage were collected and disposed at the
base camp and 9 sacks of plastic bottle, tin bottle and
non-disposable item were handed over to Sagarmatha Pollution Control
Committee for correct disposal. Similarly, the team also fixed 10
signboards in printed with the message of environmental awareness,
and renovated the porter shelter at Lobuje peak.
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Island peak cleaning campaign
Photo by: Mr. Deepak Poudyal |
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