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Monday, May 15, 2017

British Gorkha Expedition team bid first attempt to Everest 2017

British Gorkha Expedition team bid this year first attempt to Mt. Everest Summit 2017.
Photo source Kovács Gábor

Team of Rope fixing climbers (Rope and Icefall Doctors) successfully scaled Mt. Everest Top from Nepal ridge on may 11. After it, Everest Summit route is open from Nepal side yesterday and British Gorkha Expedition team bid this year first attempt to Mt. Everest Summit 2017. Base Camp Government  official explain, Team of Sherpa Climbers with at least others 12 expedition member including  British Gorkha Climber Team. They made summit at mid night 1.30PM.
Everest Expedition story
Photo Credit by Mingma Tenji Sherpa/Himalayan Times

“They have opened a climbing route by fixing ropes to the summit point,” Phurba Tenjing Sherpa, a 10-time Everest summiteers, said from the base camp.
Pema Chhiring and Pem Chhiri were also part of the British Gurkha Expedition, he said.
Many team of climbers (About 375+ climbers) they are struggled in camp IV from the hard weather, those will heading soon to summit within couple of days. According of base camp official, at same time Mt. Lhotse (The 4th highest summit of the world ) climbers also heading to summit from camp IV to summit of Lhotse.

At least from 6 weeks, the climbers start their expedition from Base Camp of Everest and settle the Base Camp by their expedition crew.



Saturday, November 19, 2016

Mt. Makalu and Mt. Kanchenjunga Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Nepal

19 November 2016, Kathmandu Nepal, In front of Nepal Footprint Holiday sales office, Thamel.

Celebrated Mt. Makalu and Mt. Kanchenjunga Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Nepal.

Mt. Kanchenjunga (8586m / 28169ft.)  is 3rd tallest mountain in the world and Mt. Makalu  (8485m / 27838ft. ) is 5th highest mountain in earth. Both mountains are standing in the North East of Nepal. First attempt of Mt. Kanchenjunga on 25 May 1955. And 1955 May, On 15 May 1955, French team attempt the summit of Mt. Makalu first time.


The event organized by Nepal Mountaineering Association and many of tourism related association, interpreter, organization and agencies were participated. The march rally made a short circuit of Kathmandu thamel area and it cross through the Nepal Footprint Holiday trek.

Makalu Golden Year Celebration
Mt. Makalu/Mt. Kanchenjunga Diamond Jubilee Celebration.

Mt. Makalu Mountain Diamond Festival, Kathmandu
Makalu Diamond Year celebration, Nepal

Kanchenjunga Diamond Festival Trek
Mt. Kanchenjunga Diamond Year Festival

Monks parades for Makalu Mountain Festival, Nepal
Monks Parade for Makalu Diamond Celebration

Mt. Kanchenjunga Diamond Celebration Parade in Thamel
Parade on the occasion of Kanchenjunga Diamond Celebration

Kanchenjunga and Makalu Mountain Celebration in Nepal
Diamond Jubilee Celebration, Mt. Makalu and Kanchenjunga