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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Thursday, June 18, 2009

News About Us

http://www.wildernesswise.com
/Project_PAC_Nepal.html

The PAC bags we
delivered in
the Khumbu are
located in these villages:

Debouche
Ama Dablam Garden Lodge Restaurant
Elevation: 12252 ft, 3734 meters

Dingboche
Peak 38 Lodge
Elevation: 14469 ft, 4410 meters

Gorak Shep
Buddha Lodge

Elevation: 16962 ft, 5170 meters

Sherpa Shangrila-Treks will be delivering the remaining two bags during the fall climbing season. They will be located in the Sunshine Lodge in Thame and in Gokyo. If anyone is interested in joining a trek to teach the locals about how to use a portable altitude chamber, please contact Jiban Ghimire at www.shangrilatrek.com To read the full story of the rescue of Mohan in 2008, which was the inspiration for this Project, click here.

http://www.trekandclimb.com/news.php
Man who scaled top peaks of all continents
http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/detail.gopa.php?article_id=16359&cat_id=4

Sherpa Children Get Free Education
http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/detail.php?article_id=17234&cat_id=10

Accord top priority to tourism: Ghimire
http://gorkhapatra.org.np/rising.detail.php?article_id=11554&cat_id=27

Mustang cave project draws international attraction
http://www.nepalmountainnews.com/news.php/2009/02/17/
mustang-cave-project-draws-international-attraction.html

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Honored Lakpa Rita Sherpa by Sherpa Shangri-La Treks & Expeditions on 28 March 2009



Here with Jiban Ghimire, Trekking Agent and Todd Burleson, Owner of Alpine Ascents in Kathmandu, Nepal at an awards ceremony honoring his unprecedented achievement of becoming the first Sherpa and Nepali to climb the 7 Summits

http://www.trekandclimb.com/loadtrek.php?id=14


SHERPA SHANGRI-LA TREKS & EXPEDITIONS PVT.LTD. Presents Nepal to you and your clients in as many varied ways of explorations as can be imagined. Nepal is a haven for adventure in the Himalayas and it has drawn hundreds of EXPEDITIONS and CLIMBING TEAM from all over the world to conquer its high mountains. Since the historic conquest of Mt. Everest, the highest mountain on earth, by Sir Edmund Hillary & Tenzin Norgay Sherpa in the early 50’s, Nepal’s mountain have been scaled again & again by expeditions from everywhere; and this trend is ever on the rise!

Monday, June 8, 2009

Mustang cave project international attraction


By Ballav Dahal
-The Rising Nepal

Peter Athans, a renowned American mountaineer, believes that the ongoing Mustang Cave Project will be of great significance for conserving the rare ancient arts and artifacts that are associated with Buddhism. "This will highlight the entire Mustang region as an important tourist attraction internationally," the seven-time Everest summiteer said.

The Mustang Cave Project has been in operation under the coordination of the Department of Archaeology. The project has made inventories of over 50 caves that reflect the arts and architectures in the period between 6th and 12th centuries. National Geographic Channel has also been involved in this project.

Peter first climbed Mt. Everest in 1990. Peter, a senior athlete of The North Face, is one of foreign experts associated with this unique project. He is also known simply as ‘Mr. Everest’ in some circles for his several successful Everest attempts and unwavering involvement in the field of mountaineering. He says that the people have known about the caves over thousands of years. "More recently, the majestic caves have been used as venues for deep meditation and practices of Buddhism," he says. For the first time, he had seen the caves when he first visited the Annapurna Region in 1981.

He is hopeful that the conservation bids will inspire future generations to study the ancient history, archaeology and anthropology. "Mustang and the Kaligandaki valley are a melting pot of the different cultures and traditions," he adds.

He further says that the project will be able to attract more people from various parts of the world to carry out researches and studies about this archaeologically and anthropologically important site.

Jiban Ghimire, a young and promising tourism entrepreneur, has also been effortful in making the project a success. A recipient of the highest medal of recognition from the American Alpine Club for a rescue featured in the bestselling book and feature film—Into Thin Air, he has participated in many expeditions.

As somebody who has visited Nepal for a number of times, he has adopted Nepal as a second home. "Being a climber, I want to explore many more peaks in the Himalayas," the veteran climber says. He says he is highly influenced by the culturally rich people and majestic mountains in Nepal.

Meanwhile, Peter’s wife Liesl Clark has made a film entitled ‘Lost Treasures of Tibet’, which is based on cultures and traditions of Mustang. As a senior mountaineering instructor, he shares his professional skills and techniques with the Nepalese mountain guides and climbers at the Khumbu Climbing School. The institute has been established by Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation. Similarly, he has taken the lead role in setting up children’s libraries in the Khumbu Region and Mustang.