ECO EVEREST EXPEDITION SPRING 2011 PRESS RELEASE
Apa Sherpa, Climbing Leader of Eco Everest Expedition 2011 reached the summit of Mt. Everest for the 21st time - a new world record with the message of "Stop Climate Change". He joined Eco Everest for his 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st Summit of Mt. Everest in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Apa said he is committed to support the efforts of Dawa Steven Sherpa, leader of the Eco Everest Expedition to bring awareness to the world community about Climate Change and to help remove old garbage from the slopes of Mt. Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) - our sacred mountain.
On 11 May at 09:15 am, Eco Everest Expedition Climbing Leader Apa Sherpa and members Chris Shumate(49 yrs) of USA, Bruno Gremior (39yrs) of Switzerland together with three High Altitude climbing Sherpas, Ang Dawa Sherpa, Phurba Sherpa, and Arita Sherpa, stood on the top of Mt. Everest (8848m). They left Camp 4 (7950m) last night, 10 May at 10:30 pm.
Eco Everest Expedition Spring 2011
Having succeeded in the Eco Everest Expedition 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Eco Everest Expedition 2011 was organized under the leadership of Dawa Steven Sherpa, the Managing Director of Asian Trekking, Nepal and Apa Sherpa, World Record holder of 20 ascents of Mt. Everest, as a Climbing Leader of the Expedition.
The Eco Everest Expedition was organized successfully for four consecutive years to create international awareness about the impact of Climate Change in the Himalayas and the lives of the mountain communities. That is why the expedition uses highly successful alternative energy solutions like the parabolic solar cookers, solar energies for lighting and the SteriPENs for water purification and also encourages other expedition teams to use them. It focuses on climbing in an eco-sensitive manner and field testing different eco-sensitive methods to be adopted while climbing in the Himalaya.
Besides this, Eco Everest Expedition also focuses on cleaning of Mt. Everest and it seems somehow successful in this task. Since 2008 until today Eco Everest Expedition has brought down more than 13,500 kilos of previous expedition garbage and more than 400 kilos of human waste produced by Eco Everest Expedition from Mt. Everest for proper disposal. Also four died bodies recovered and brought down from the mountain for a dignified burial and funeral.
The main sponsors of Eco Everest Expedition 2011 garbage collection program were Asian Trekking Pvt. Ltd and The North Face.
Dawa Steven Sherpa and his Eco Everest Expedition team are continuing this initiative to create awareness among the local people and among the climbers to help keep Mt. Everest and the Himalayan Mountains clean. Eco Everest Expeditions have been taking a message to "stop climate change" as it destroys the Himalayan environment and threatening the lives and livelihoods of the mountain communities.
AN OVERVIEW ON ASIAN TREKKING'S THIS YEARS SPRING CLIMBING SEASON EXPEDITIONS:
This year's spring climbing season is quite fruitful and successful for us though the weather was not that supportive.
1. Swiss speed climber Ueli Steck reached the Summit of Mt. Shishapangma(8027m) via South Face on 17th April. This is the first Summit of 8000m Peaks in this climbing season.
2. Two members of Asian Trekking's Manaslu Expedition Spring 2011 Jan Travnicek-Czech and Jakub Vanek-Czech reached the top of 8th highest peak, Mt. Manaslu (8163 m) on 29th April 2011 at 2:30 pm.
3. Swiss Speed Climber Ueli Steck and Don Bowie of USA reached the Summit of Mt. Cho-Oyu on 5th May. This is Ueli's 2nd 8000er Summit in this Spring Climbing Season. Bernardo Guarachi and Elio Guarachi of Bolivia members of Asian Trekking's Int.Cho-Oyu Expedition 2011 also reached the summit on 5th May. And on 6th May Volodymr Lanko of Ukraine summited Mt. Cho-Oyu.
4. On 6th May at 10:45 am Charlie Wittmack, leader of the American team of an autonomous part of the Eco Everest Exp.2011 reached point on earth, the top of Mt. Everest. This was the first summit on Everest from Asian Trekking.
5. Helmut Ortner of Austria reached the summit of north side of Shiashapangma Tibet side on 6 May.
6. Brazilians Carlos Santalena and Carlos Canellas with Gyalzen Sherpa and Pasang Rita Sherpa reached the summit of Everest on 7th May at 9:50am.
7. Apa Sherpa, Climbing Leader of Eco Everest Expedition 2011 broke his own world record and reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Mt. Everest (8848m) for the 21st time at 09:30 am on 11 May 2011. He started from Camp IV (South Col 7950m) at 10:30 pm on 10 May and reached summit along with Eco Everest Expedition Members (2) Mr. Christopher Bentley Shumate of USA (3)Mr. Bruno Gremion of Switzerland (4) Arita Sherpa of Nepal, (5) Mr.Phurba Sherpa of Nepal and (6) Ang Dawa Sherpa.
8. Brian Block of USA, Joe Brus of USA, Parita Sherpa and Gyalu Sherpa summited Everest at 07:45 on Friday 13 May
9. Spanish climbers Alvaro Fernandez Murie and Iker Ardanaz Jaunsaras along with Pasang Sherpa summited Mt. Shishapangma (8027m) on 13 May at 12:05 pm.
10. Asian Trekking's International Dream Everest Expedition 2011 member Abdulkhalim Elmezov of Russia along with his Sherpa Nima Dorje reached the Summit of Mt. Everest from North Side (Tibet) on 20th May at 06:00 am. This is the first team reaching the Summit from North Side in this Spring Climbing Season.
11. Arjun Vajpai of India, Naga Dorje Sherpa, Nawangle Sherpa and Nima Tshering Sherpa reached the top of Mt. Lhotse on 20th May at 08:15 am.
12. The Indian Team of Eco Everest Expedition 2011 reached the summit of Mt. Everest on 20 May. The team members were Mrs. Premlata Agrawal, Ms Sunita Singh, Ms Sushma, Mr. Pawan Grewal, Mr. Narinder Singh and Mr. Vikash Kaushik. Mr. Rodrigo Raineri of Brazil with their high altitude climbing Sherpas, Nima Kanchha Sherpa, Tshering Phinjo Sherpa, Kalden Sherpa, Tenzing Dorjee Sherpa, Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa, Pemba Tshering Sherpa, Pasang Temba Sherpa and Sonam Tshering Sherpa.
13. The team members of Asian Trekking's International Everest Expedition Spring 2011, Ivan Olivier Schmid of Switzerland, Leonardo Fernandez of Mexico and Helmut Ortner of Austria and Pemba Nuru Sherpa reached the Summit of Mt. Everest from North Side on Sat, 21 May.
14. Asian Trekking's International Everest Expedition 2011 members, Martin Byrne of Ireland, William of USA, Philip Bota of Canada, Lhakpa Sherpa , Ngima Sherpa, Pasang Namgyal Sherpa and Phurba Temba Sherpa reached the Summit of Mt. Everest (8848 m) from North Side on 26th May.
Asian Trekking family extends hearty congratulations to all the summiteers.
Remarkable climbs and new records.
1. Arjun Vajpai (17 yrs 11mths) the youngest India Everest summiteer who climbed Mt. Everest with Asian Trekking's Eco Everest Expedition 2010 at the age of 16 year 11 months is now also the youngest Mt. Lhotse summiteer. Earlier Ms.Tamara Lunger of Italy was the youngest Lhotse Summit record holder who summitted Spring 2010 at the age of 23 years old.
2. Mr. Vikash Kaushik (24 yrs) and Mrs. Sushma (27 yrs) are the first Indian Couple to summit Mt. Everest, probably the yougest couple in the world.
3. Charlie Wittmack, leader of the American team of an autonomous part of the Eco Everest Expedition reached the top of Mt.Everest and became the first person to accomplished his trip to Nepal by swimming the length of the Thames river in England prior to swimming the English channel and finally hopping on his bike and cycling all the way to Tibet from Calais In France – now that’s hardcore.
4. Premlata Agrawal (45yrs) became the Oldest Women to summit Mt. Everest from India. She reached to the top of the world's highest mountain, the Mt.Everest on 20 May 2011.
5. Martin Byrne(58yrs) of Irland now have the distinction of being the oldest Irish citizen to climb the worlds highest mountain the Mt.Everest from north side on 26 May.The next person I think would be Lynn Hannah from Northern Ireland who was 48 in 2009. She climbed from the Nepal side that year.
6.. Swiss speed climber Ueli Steck reached the Summit of Mt. Shishapangma (8027m) via South Face on 17th April. This is the first Summit of 8000m Peaks in this climbing season. Ueli Steck broke the previous record of Inaki Ochoa de Olza via the Austrian Route (14 hours) in 2006, and became the record holder for fastest climbing of Mt. Shishapangma (10:30 hours). We extent our best wishes and best of luck his further climb
7. Bernardo Gurachi and Elio Gurachi from Bolivia became the first father and son from Bolivia to summit and also the first summit of Mt. Cho-Oyu in this Spring climbing season.
8. Carlos Eduardo Santalena, who is on the Eco Everest expedition, will be the Youngest Brazilian to summit Mt. Everest
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