Indian Jogabyasa Bhoi summits Mount Everest 8848m
Jogabyasa Bhoi, at the right, summited Mount Everest at May 19th at 10.00AM. With this achievement he’s become one of the first Indian climbers of the state of Orissa who stands on the summit of the highest mountain of the world. Congratulations! More info to come soon…
United Paintings in place on summit Mount Everest
Unfortunately, we cannot offer you a witnessing picture of it, but… the United Paintings of American cartoonist Lurie have been put on Mount Everest Summit at 10.00AM at the 19th of May 2011! Congratulations to all who have been involved in this great achievement. More info to come asap.
Mount Chekigo 6257m in Nepal finally scaled!
A joint team of Nepalese Sherpas and Bangladeshi mountaineers have scaled the technical Chekigo 6257m in Nepal’s eastern Himalayas, the climbers said Monday.
The 10-member team said it summited Mount Chekigo, considered one of the most challenging in mountaineering, on October 18. “Thirteen expeditions from different parts of the world have attempted the peak before us but failed,” Mohit said. “It’s a very tough climb, the most difficult I have experienced because of its deep crevasses and knife ridges.” Chekigo rises 6,257 metres above sea level in the Guri Shanker Himalayan range.
The Nepal Mountaineering Association said some objectives of the joint expedition was to promote Nepal tourism and to encourage Bangladeshi mountaineers and trekkers to visit Nepal. The mountain has been christened Nepal-Bangladesh Friendship Peak!
French summit success on Mera Peak!
Fresh from the press: two French climbers reached the summit of Mera Peak, today 6 November 2011. We’re waiting for more news from the team that climbed down to Khare… We hope to establish contact within a few hours again. Congratulations!
First Sherpa team summited!
The first Sherpa team summited Mount Everest yesterday, 22 May 2010. Among the summiters was Namgyal Sherpa, project leader of the clean up expedition, setting his total at 8 times.
The second Sherpa team is heading to the summit today, after which both teams will go up again to retrieve an enormous quanitity of oxygen bottles and old ropes.
More details to come soon!
Mountain Consult supports Everest Cleaning Expedition 2010
Mt Everest, with 8848m, the highest mountain on the planet. A living goddess for different religions and cultures. This beautiful mountain is also known as the highest pile of garbage in the world. Now, let’s say that this is a bit exaggerated, but it’s true that many international mountaineering expeditions and climbers have left their used and broken gear through the years. We’re talking about tents, oxygen bottles, gas cylinders, wrapping materials, climbing rope, etc. Besides the garbage, several dead bodies still remain at different places on the mountain. The Nepalese people are aware of it, they don’t like it and they feel embarrassed. With the tourism year of 2011 ahead, one experienced high altitude Sherpa decided to do something about it…
Namgyal Sherpa, the Nepalese project director, has been leading a project team of highly driven Nepalese professionals to setup this new cleaning expedition. Their goal? To clean up everything above the death zone (8000m). That’s easier said than done, in fact, it’s a very difficult undertaking at a very extreme altitude. That’s why they called it the Extreme Everest Expedition.
The expedition is planned in April/May/June 2010 and 20 experienced climbing Sherpa’s are included. There is only one ‘but’… and that’s the money. Will they be able to get enough money to finance this national project? Yes, the government and private companies are already involved, but it’s still a long way…
We’ll be in Kathmandu and on Everest as independant reporters to write about this great Sherpa initiative. Let’s see how it goes and let us know what you think!
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