Mt. Everest (mount everest ascent)
Mt. Everest The Tibetan name for Mount Everest is Chomolungma or Qomolangma (ཇོ་མོ་གླིང་མ, translated as “Mother of the Universe” or “Goddess Mother of the Earth”), and the related Chinese name is Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng (simplified Chinese: 珠穆朗玛峰; traditional Chinese: 珠穆朗瑪峰) or Shèngmǔ Fēng (simplified Chinese: 圣母峰; traditional Chinese: 聖母峰, The Tibetan name, Chomolungma, gets a mention [...]
May 29 to be held as Everest Day
May 29 to be held as Everest DayThe government has decided to celebrate May 29 as “International Everest Day” in order to commemorate the historic first ascent of the world’s highest summit by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953.The government, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and the private sector would jointly celebrate [...]
Appa atop for 18th times, 5 Nepali women scale Everest together
Appa atop for 18th times, 5 Nepali women scale Everest together Appa Sherpa, smashing his own world record, climbed Mt Everest for the 18th time on May 22, 2008 when 75 more climbers made it atop the highest peak on the planet. This is a single day record for the Nepali side.Appa, along with his [...]
5 Members of 1st Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition climbed Everest
5 Members of 1st Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition climbed Everest May 22, 2008 Five Members of First Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition 2008 have suscessfully climbed the Mt. Everest on May 22, 2008, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation today. Ms. Susmita Maskey, Ms. Maya Gurung, Ms. [...]
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