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News: 2008
08/07/2008 17:48
The Tibetan Environmental Protection Bureau has announced the closure of the northern side of Mount Everest in an effort to clean up the rubbish abandoned on the mountain. New restrictions on the north face of Everest may be imposed next spring to facilitate cleanup operations on the highest mountain in the world. This news was broken by the Tibetan Environmental Protection Bureau a few days ago and it comes in the wake of the suspended climbing permits, imposed last May to enable the Olympic Flame to reach the summit undisturbed. Much of the world`s international press believes however that ... Details » |
14/05/2008 11:26
THT OnlineKathmandu, May 14 Record-holder climber Appa Sherpa has joined the Eco Everest Expedition at the Khumbu region and is likely to accompany the team to the top of the world. "Appa did not have any plan to scale Mt Everest this season but when he heard of the Eco Everest Expedition and its objective of highlighting the threats posed by Glacier Lake Outburst Flooding (GLOF) and creating awareness about the importance of environmental conservation of mountain ecosystems among the locals in the Sagarmatha area, he said he would join the team and their cause," Ang Chhering Sherpa, the ... Details » |
13/05/2008 11:43
KATHMANDU (AFP) — Nepal has decided that May 29 -- the day the world`s highest peak was first conquered in 1953 -- will be marked as International Mount Everest Day, tourism officials said Friday. "The government has decided to commemorate the historic first ascent. This year will be the first time we celebrate the event and pay tributes to Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay," said tourism ministry spokesman Prem Rai. New Zealander Hillary died in January at the age of 88, prompting worldwide praise for the man seen by many members of Nepal`s Sherpa community as a second father for ... Details » |
11/05/2008 10:38
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal allowed the climbing season on Mount Everest to resume Friday after blocking access to hundreds of climbers so a Chinese team carrying the Olympic flame could ascend without the threat of protests. Tourism Ministry official Dinesh Adhikari said climbers who had been waiting at the Mount Everest base camp could now depart for higher ground, lifting a nine-day ban on ascents on the world`s tallest mountain. Chinese climbers took the Olympic torch to the 29,035-foot summit Thursday from the Tibetan side of the mountain. Though they were climbing from the north ... Details » |
04/05/2008 15:12
Dear Friends, Namaste and warm greetings from Nepal. We are very, very happy to announce that all our efforts have been successful and Nepal Government has announced heavy reductions on all the Mountaineering Peak Permit Fees for the permitted Himalayan peaks in Nepal WITH EFFECT FROM 16 JULY 2008. This is truly great news. It will benefit the people of Nepal by increasing tourism. Of course, it is also very encouraging news for ambitious and aspiring mountaineers and climbers of the world by increasing access to some of the greatest mountains in the world. The revisions reflect a reduction of ... Details » |
19/04/2008 11:45
PRESS RELEASE Expedition draws attention to climate change threats and unveils world’s highest photo exhibition Eco Everest Expedition 2008 launches from Everest Base Camp Climate change is affecting people around the globe, and this is especially evident at the top of the world, around Mount Everest and other great peaks of the Himalayas. Glaciers are shrinking leaving behind glacial lakes with massive amounts of water threatening people and land downstream. The loss of ice and snow heralds water problems for the 1.45 billion people living in the great water basins of the Himalayan ... Details » |
07/04/2008 13:46
Statement by Mike Mortimer, President of UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) The UIAA regrets the recent decision by the government of China to close the north side of Mount Everest to mountaineering expeditions for several weeks during May of this year. This restriction will effectively curtail all expeditions attempting to climb the mountain during the spring of 2008. The only exception appears to be the Chinese expedition that aims to carry the Olympic Torch to the summit as part of the preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in August. In addition we ... Details » |
28/03/2008 11:02
These Temporary Rules will only apply for the climbing period 1april-10 May Issuing of permit and the route for spring 2008 for Everest and Lhotse: A.The Government of Nepal and the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation will only issue permits for the South East Ridge Route on Mount Everest for the Spring of 2008. Similarly, for Lhotse, permits will only be granted for the normal route. No other routes will be granted by the ministry such as the West Ridge, Southwest Face and the South Pillar. B.No Documentary filming permits will be issued for the spring of 2008 on Mount Everest and ... Details » |
20/03/2008 10:54
09:50 pm EDT Mar 19, 2008 (MountEverest.net) Today, ExplorersWeb received the following email from a spokesman for the Nepal Ministry of Tourism: "We start to give mountaineering permits from today. Two teams have taken permit for Dhaulagiri & Ama Dablam. Regarding Everest, the government will decide tomorrow (ed: Thursday local) in a positive way." The spokesman further reports that the Ministry plans to issue permits after the governments "positive" decision; albeit with "some instructions to the concerned Agency, Climbers & supporting members." The instruction will concern the period of May ... Details » |
18/03/2008 11:53
Everest is difficult and dangerous mountain and climbing Everest is a big risk even in good conditions. Situation today shows us that everything is against successful climb in this year. It is possible to make summit at "any price", but in this nervous situation, expeditions` Leaders and members have big chance to make a mistake and get in a trouble. We are discussing that:-probably Chineses will climb before 1 May,- Probably Nepal will let us climb till C3 or even South Col,- maybe it is possible to get some acclimatization on the small peaks and then climb Everest for 3 weeks.... We ask ... Details » |
12/03/2008 15:45
Chinese authorities have closed access to Everest and nearby Cho Oyu, suspending climbing permits until 10 May. The surprising news is currently making headlines across the world and in practice means that until the end of the spring season it will be possible to climb Chomolunga from the south only, i.e. from Nepal, All expeditions who have programmed their ascent for these two mountains will now have to look for other alternatives. Confirmation about this limitation arrived via fax yesterday to the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Sent by the China Tibet Mountaineering Association and ... Details » |
13/02/2008 15:22
Student, 20, says she plans to conquer Mount Everest with parents, brothers A 20-year-old Ontario woman says she and her family will attempt to scale Mount Everest together, which could make her the youngest Canadian to reach the fabled summit. Laura Mallory says her mother Barbara, 56, father Dan, 56, and older brothers Adam, 25, and Alan, 23, will join her on the expedition, currently planned for April. Members of her family have climbed five of the so-called Seven Summits - the highest mountains on each continent Mallory, a student at London`s Fanshawe College and the University of Western ... Details » |
12/02/2008 09:22
About 200 hundred climbers from our Alpindustria Travel Company have visited the Southern Hemisphere during last two month. We sent many groups to Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, Kosciuszko, and Carstenz, mountain peaks being part of Seven Summits programme. As well as to mountains of Ecuador and Patagonia. Big success rate was in all destination except Aconcagua. The bad weather in the region of Aconcagua had forced many of our climbers to abandon ascent. 11th of February four climbers led by Igor Svergun had reached the summit of Aconcagua. The next group was waiting for climb in the Berlin camp. ... Details » |
24/01/2008 18:52
Boris Korshunov (born 31.08.1935) has signed a contract with Alexander Abramova (7 Summit Club). This time he will go to the summit of Everest not as an extreme sportsman, but as an usual client. An idea of high-speed and oxygen-free ascent is postponed. But the record of age can be established. The last autumn Boris has climbed Cho Oyu, starting from the camp 2, from of 7000 meters. More information about Boris on the site Russianclimb. Russianclimb: Boris, have you summited Everest in 1999? B.K. I don`t know! Russianclimb: ??? B.K. At the place, which I`ve reached - may be, it was the top - ... Details » |
17/01/2008 12:08
Reuters report that 76-year-old Min Bahadur Sherchan from Nepal plans to climb Everest aided by 12 Nepali sherpas before returning to a senior home he wants to open after summit. Sherchan reportedly wants to inspire young folks to climb. While it`s unclear what his previous climbing experience is; the Nepali will be in close race with Japanese Yuichiro Miura who became record holder as the oldest Everest summiteer in 2003 at the age of 70 and plans to repeat the ascent in 2008; at age 75. Miura has climbed extensively and trains rigorously for his next attempt. Everest skier Yuichiro Miura, ... Details » |
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