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Eco Everest Expedition is a program organized in 2008 as a platform to attract maximum global attention. The main objective of this expedition is to raise awareness about the impact of climate change and glacier melting in the mountain leading to high risk of GLOF affecting the lives of the local people. The expedition organized by Asian Trekking focuses on climbing in an eco-sensitive manner and field testing different eco-sensitive methods to be adopted while climbing in the Himalaya.
There are·15 Climbing Members consisting of·3 Americans, 6 Indians,·2 German, 1 Denish, 1 Czech, 1 Canadian and 1 Georgian. Eco Everest Expedition's advance team·staffs are already at Base Camp building platform sites for tents. Also most of the climbing members arrived Base Camp.
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No |
Name |
Nationality |
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1 |
Mr. William M. Burke |
USA |
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2 |
Dr. Naim Logic |
USA/Bosnia |
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3 |
Mr. Carsten Lillelund Pedersen |
Denmark |
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4 |
Mr. Paul Thelen |
German |
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5 |
Dr. Eberhard Schaaf |
German |
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6 |
Mr. Vit Morava |
Czech Rep |
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7 |
Mr. Jan Morava |
Canada |
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8 |
Mr. Gia Tortladze |
Georgia |
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9 |
Mr. Bud Allen |
USA |
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10 |
Ms. Binita Soren |
India |
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11 |
Mr. Meghlal Mahato |
India |
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12 |
Mr. Rajendra Singh Pal |
India |
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13 |
Mr. Lovraj Dharmasaktu |
India |
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14 |
Ms. Nandini Cholaraju |
India |
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15 |
Mr. Kapil |
India |
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16 |
Mr. Allan Smith (Base Camp Manager) |
USA |
To look after the logistics and Sherpas, our senior Sirdar Naga Dorje will be managing a team of·20 climbing Sherpas. He has been guiding successfully as senior Sirdar since last ten·years. At the base camp we have Mr. Pertemba Sherpa, record climbed of Mt.Everest from three different routes, who is our over all Base Camp Manager for all Asian Trekking's Expedition Teams to Mt.Everest and Mt.Lhotse and another BC Manager Mr.Allan Smith will look after the Communication. Our head cook Birbal will be providing a varied menu for various nationalities to suit their plates. Birbal has a team of··8 cooks and kitchen helpers to make sure all the climbers are fed well.
As in previous years this year also Eco Everest Expedition will continue its initiative of cleaning Mt. Everest under the program "Cash for Trash". The main sponsors of this year's "Cash for Trash" are Asian Trekking, The North Face and Xpress Money (www.xpressmoney.com).
These garbages were found in between Everest Base Camp(5300m) and Camp 3(7500m) during Autumn climbing season. The garbages has been collected, stored and protected at the same place by Asian Trekking's Mt. Everest Expedition Autumn 2011 team; which the team of Asian Trekking's Eco Everest Expedition Spring 2012 will try to bring down from the mountain.
Also please visit:
http://www.everestnews.com/everest2012/asiantrekking05112012.htm
http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/news.php?id=20821
http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/news.php?id=20832
http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/news.php?id=20770
http://www.everestnews.com/everest2012/asiantrekking05052012.htm
http://www.everestnews.com/everest2012/asiantrekking04272012.htm
http://www.everestnews.com/everest2012/ecoeverest04222012.htm
http://www.explorersweb.com/offsite/?source=http%3A%2F%2Feightsummits.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp3D373&lang=en
http://www.lideahory.cz/starsi-novinky/1011-everest-rekordy2012
http://climbhighllc.com/2012/05/13/brits-march-for-global-warming/
Int. Everest Expedition North Side - Spring 2012
Friday, 20 April 2012 15:33 Published in Asian Trekking Blog
Int. DAV Manaslu Expedition - Sring 2012
Friday, 20 April 2012 15:28 Published in Asian Trekking BlogGerman “Sky Skier” Luis Stitzingeris back in the Himalayas - this time to climb the world´s eighth highest peak, Manaslu 8163 m. Luis Stitzinger together with his wife Alix von Melle and friends, they plan to ski descent the mountain from the top to bottom. They left for Arughaton the 12th April 2012.
In the last couple of years the Germany based climber (Munich, Bavaria) successfully climbed 5 Eight-Thousand-Meter-Peaks in the Himalaya and Karakorum together with his wife, Alix von Melle: Cho Oyu 8201 m (2000 & 2010), Gasherbrum II 8035 m (2006), Nanga Parbat 8125 m (2008), Dhaulagiri 8167 m (2009) and Broad Peak 8051 m (2011) as well as attempted others, as Makalu to 8050 m (2010) and K2 to 8000 m (2011).
Stitzinger had successfully skied some of these peaks (Gasherbrum II, Nanga Parbat, Broad Peak, K2) on the descent and is probably one of the most achieved “sky skiers” worldwide at present.
Int. Amadablam Expedition - Spring 2012
Friday, 20 April 2012 15:11 Published in Asian Trekking Blog
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Established in 1982 by Ang Tshering Sherpa, Asian Trekking continues to maintain high standards of professionalism and quality services catering to needs of the discerning traveler: individuals, families, friends. Ang Tshering’s son, Dawa Steven Sherpa, as Managing Director of Asian Trekking and organizer of the successful Eco Everest Expeditions, oversees the daily operation of all Asian Trekking treks and expeditions in Nepal and Tibet.
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