Nepalmountainnews Report | 30 May 2008
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and Nepal Tourism Board marked the 55 years of the ascent of the Mt Everest by organizing several programmes here on Thursday.
During a function in the capital, some 25 Mt Everest summiteers were awarded and some personalities were honoured for their contribution to Mt Everest’s environment conservation. Among the awardees, Dr Ang Nima Sherpa was awarded with Sagarmatha Puraskar 2065.
Secretary at MoCTCA Lilamani Paudel said celebration of the Sagarmatha Day had become a matter of international significance. “It has become a challenge for the world to conserve the Sagarmatha region and to safeguard the world’s heritage site from the threats of climate change.”
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.
Chairman of Nepal Mountaineering Association Ang Tshering Sherpa said the government’s responsibility towards the Sagarmatha region has changed with the changing context due to global warming.
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 Nepalis and foreigners have scaled Mt Everest till now.
With an aim to mark the day, several events are being organised. Among them, the major are: Mountain film show, tourism quiz contest, essay competition, scholarship, wall climbing training for students, clean-up programme and Tenzing Hilary Everest marathon.
Deepak's Hat trick in everest Marathon
Meanwhile, Deepak Raj Rai bagged Tenzing Hilary Everest marathon award held yesterday for the third consecutive time. Rai, resident of Solukhumbu Gudel-8, has completed the race in 3 hrs 53 mins 14 secs. Last year he had made the distance in 3 hrs 59 mins 24 secs. Rai bagged a purse amount of US$ 1000 as the award.
In the same way Phurba Tamang, 20, of Lukla-8 reserved his seat for the second position. Tamang completed the race in 3 hrs 58 mins 11 sec and won 500 US$ in prize. Likewise, Phuri Sherpa won US$ 300 for maintaining in the third position with recorded time 4 hrs 10 mins 29 secs.
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