Three dozen teams head for Himalayas
With the objective of scaling mountains in this spring season, around three
dozen expedition teams have left for the destination.
Thirty-seven different national and international expedition teams have left
for the Himalayas to scale various high mountains including Everest,
Dhaulagiri, Lhotse, Nuptse and Makalu, reports Nepal Samacharpatra.
Narayan Prasad Acharya, officer at the mountaineering section of the
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, informed that of the 37
teams, 15 plan to scale Mt Everest. These teams hail from countries
including the United States, United Kingdom, South Korea, Malaysia, Canadaand
Germany.
Likewise, three teams have only Nepali mountaineers as their members. They
have requested for waiver of royalty. They include; Super Sherpa Everest
Campaign led by Appa Sherpa who has scaled Everest for record 16 times;
Loktantrik Everest Expedition Campaign led by Ang Rita Sherpa, the veteran
Everester; and NTV-Lions Everest Expedition 2007 led by Kami Sherpa.
Acharya added that few more teams could still come to seek permission to
climb Everest this season. Last year, too, 17 teams had sought permission to
scale Everest. nepalnews.com sd Apr 05 07
