Archive for June, 2010
New team takes charge at Nepal Mountaineering Association
In: Nepal| Tourism News
21 Jun 2010Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) elected Zimba Zangbu Sherpa as its new president for a two-year term. For the position of president of NMA, there were two panels — Bhumi Lama, second vice-president of NMA and the other panel led by Zimba Zangbu Sherpa, first vice-president of NMA. NMA election for the new Central Executive Board [...]
Everest climber Lakpa Sherpa honoured
In: Nepal| Tourism News
21 Jun 2010Lakpa Sherpa, who ascended the highest peak of the world–Mt. Everest–in May 23, was felicitated on Tuesday amid a function organised by Ideal English Higher Secondary School in its premises.
Sherpa, student of class 11 in Ideal school, expressed his happiness that his dedication and devotion paid him back succeeding him to step in the peak [...]
Manaslu Festival to be held
15 Jun 2010In order to facilitate Nepal Tourism year (NTY) 2011, a week-long Manaslu Festival is being organised. Mt Manaslu is amongst the mountains in the country which measure more than eight thousand meters in height.
While speaking at a program held in the capital to announce the Manaslu Festival, Dr Baburam Bhattarai, vice president, UCPN (Maoist), said, [...]
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Agro-tourism launched in Syangja
In: Nepal| Tourism News
15 Jun 2010People in Syangja district have been promoting agriculture as a tourism product. Agro-tourism has been launched in Jagat Bhanjyang, Sirsekot, Majhkot and Jagatradevi village development committees (VDCs) of the district which are famous for commercial agricultural production.
Govinda Gurung, chief of the Pitlek Rural Agriculture Tourism Development Committee, said that they were giving importance to agriculture [...]
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Nepal plots to reclaim Everest record from US teen
In: Nepal| Tourism News
15 Jun 2010A Nepali Sherpa who holds the record for the fastest ascent of Everest is hoping to take a local child to the summit after a US teenager became the youngest person to climb the mountain. Thirteen-year-old Jordan Romero from California reached the top of Everest last month, becoming the youngest person ever to conquer the [...]
Home-Stay Packages in Dhital
In: Nepal| Tourism News| Trekking
8 Jun 2010DHITAL: In a bid to bring more tourists to their doorsteps, people of Dhital VDC, Kaski district, Annapurna region have launched a ‘home stay’ package in the run-up to the Nepal Tourism Year 2011.
According to a local, Ramji Gautam, the villagers launched the package, mindful that lack of proper lodging and fooding facilities had kept [...]
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Cameras to monitor melting Everest
In: Nepal| Tourism News
2 Jun 2010Five special time-lapse cameras have been installed for the first time in the Mount Everest region to monitor the melting of the glaciers. The cameras were installed last week by the technical team of an organisation -Extreme Ice Survey – a world-renowned American organisation.
Confirming the installation of cameras, an EIS source said, “Our technicians have [...]
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3rd Sagarmatha Day celebrated
2 Jun 2010Nepal observed third Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) Day by organizing a series of programs in Kathmandu on 29 May.
The celebration began with a colorful procession in the morning. Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation along with Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal, Nepal Tourism Board, Nepal Mountaineering Association and a number of travel trade organizations organized the [...]
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Summiters requested to promote NTY 2011
In: Nepal| Tourism News
2 Jun 2010Mt Everest summiters have been designated as goodwill ambassadors to promote Nepal Tourism Year 2011.
They were handed the responsibility of development, promotion and marketing of NTY 2011 in the national and international forum during a ceremony to mark the third International Mt Everest Day in Kathmandu today.
Accepting his role of NTY 2011’s goodwill ambassador, Apa [...]
‘Highest’ canyoning event
2 Jun 2010In a bid to promote Nepal as a Himalayan canyoning destination and package up with other activities with trekking, rafting, rock climbing and mountaineering, the Nepal Canyoning Association (NCA) has conducted its canyoning exploration probably at the highest altitude in the world.
According to NCA, the canyoning exploration by a Nepali team in Lhayju River (480m) [...]
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