May 22, 2006
Nepal Mountain News
Setting another world record, renowned mountaineer Appa Sherpa has successfully conquered the world's highest peak for the record sixteenth time Friday morning. Sherpa along with two Sherpas and one American reached atop Mt Everest at around 10.50 a.m. this morning. Appa conquered the peak as a head guide of the American expedition group 'Team No Limit' comprising 12 foreigners and 14 high altitude guides, Ang Tshering Sherpa, president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association and managing director of Asian Trekking, the organizers of the expedition, informed Nepalnews.
He informed that other members of the team are also continuing their journey towards the top of Mount Everest. Sherpa further said that Asian Trekking is proud to be the part of the Expedition, as Appa made a new record in the field of mountaineering. Appa's first successful ascent of Everest was on May 10, 1990 and he set foot atop the summit twice in 1992. He has been climbing the world's highest peak regularly since 1990. Appa announced retirement from climbing after he ascended Mount Everest for the 13th time in 2003, but he continued to clime the Mountain breaking his earlier records. More mountaineers are climbing the Everest, setting several world records this season due to favorable weather conditions. 42 climbers scaled the world's highest peak on Thursday itself. According to Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, climbers from the US, the UK, Poland, Canada, Australia, Spain, Philippines, Korea, Germany, Switzerland and Austria along with Sherpa guides of Nepal successfully reached the 8,848-meter summit in a single day. Setting a world record, a 70-year-old Japanese climber scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, making him the oldest person in the world to achieve the feat. The second Nepali women to climb the Mount Everest, Lakpa Sherpa, made another world record by ascending the peak for the sixth time.
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Appa Summits Mt Everest For the 16th Time
Setting another world record, renowned mountaineer Appa Sherpa has successfully conquered the world's highest peak for the record sixteenth time Friday morning. Sherpa along with two Sherpas and one American reached atop Mt Everest at around 10.50 a.m. this morning. Appa conquered the peak as a head guide of the American expedition group 'Team No Limit' comprising 12 foreigners and 14 high altitude guides, Ang Tshering Sherpa, president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association and managing director of Asian Trekking, the organizers of the expedition, informed Nepalnews.
He informed that other members of the team are also continuing their journey towards the top of Mount Everest. Sherpa further said that Asian Trekking is proud to be the part of the Expedition, as Appa made a new record in the field of mountaineering. Appa's first successful ascent of Everest was on May 10, 1990 and he set foot atop the summit twice in 1992. He has been climbing the world's highest peak regularly since 1990. Appa announced retirement from climbing after he ascended Mount Everest for the 13th time in 2003, but he continued to clime the Mountain breaking his earlier records. More mountaineers are climbing the Everest, setting several world records this season due to favorable weather conditions. 42 climbers scaled the world's highest peak on Thursday itself. According to Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, climbers from the US, the UK, Poland, Canada, Australia, Spain, Philippines, Korea, Germany, Switzerland and Austria along with Sherpa guides of Nepal successfully reached the 8,848-meter summit in a single day. Setting a world record, a 70-year-old Japanese climber scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, making him the oldest person in the world to achieve the feat. The second Nepali women to climb the Mount Everest, Lakpa Sherpa, made another world record by ascending the peak for the sixth time.
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- 28 climbers scale Mt Everest: Altogether 28 mountaineers of four different expeditions have scaled Mt Everest, the world’s tallest peak, Saturday. According to Everestnews.com, 12 members of ‘BSF Everest Expedition 2006’ of India claimed Mount Everest today from South. The team comprises of six Indians and six Nepali high altitude workers. The six Indians who scaled the peak were all government employees. The mountaineering team which originally comprised of 10 members was permitted to climb the 8848-meter tall peak from normal route for the period of 75 days from 3rd April, 2006 under the leadership of Mr. Sharab Chandub Negi of India, according to the website. Similarly, seven members and six high altitude workers of Alpine Ascents International Mt Everest Expedition 2006 team climbed Mt Everest today. The team comprising of 8 members was permitted to climb 8848 meter high Mt. Everest from normal route for the period of 75 days from 29th March, 2006 under the leadership of Mr. David C. Morton of USA, Everestnews.com said. Likewise, three climbers from two separate expeditions - two Nepali high altitude workers and an American mountain guide - also scaled the Mt Everest Saturday, the report said.
- 16 new bird species found: Sixteen new species of birds were found in the area between Hugdi of Dhading and Hatiiwang of Chitwan district along the Mahabharat ridge during a five-day excursion undertaken by a 32-member team, the Bird Education Society (BES) said in a press release. As the region remains almost untouched, more species could be discovered there in future, birds expert Hem Subedi said in the release. Large niltava, orange-flanked bush robin, broad-billed warbler, striated laughing-thrush, chestnut-crowned-laughing thrush, streaked-breasted-scimitar babbler, silver-eared mesia, red-billed leothrix, cutia, rufous-winged fullvetta, whiskered yuhina, rufous sibia, fire-breasted flowerpecker, pale blue flycatcher, Asian house martin and black eagle were the species of birds found in the region.The birds were found in Siraichuli, Jyandala, Chisapanitar, Upardanggadhi, Shaktikhor, Siddhi Tindovan, Majhwang, Chitrang, Jharana and Deujar. The area lies at an altitude range of 1275-1875 metres. Altogether 556 species of birds have been found in Chitwan district so far.
- Indigenous bodies welcome HoR move: Various organizations representing the indigenous nationalities today hailed the historic proclamation of the House of Representatives that declared Nepal a secular state. The Janajati bodies, issuing a press statement recently, said that the majority of Nepalis were suppressed by the “Hindu extremism� and hence felt excluded. Gorkha Army Ex-Servicemen’s Organisation (GAESO) lauded the announcement as a victory of all GAESO members, who were compelled to leave the country due to the domination of Hindus.“All the laws and regulations based on Hindu culture and tradition should be scrapped immediately,� according to the army body.
- 224 minors injured in Janaandolan-II: Two hundred and twenty four children below 18 were injured in different parts of the Valley during Janaandolan II, the movement for democracy. Among them, 119 were below 16 years. According to a report released by Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Center (CWIN), detailed information of only 169 children's cases were available in 14 different hospitals where most of the victims were given treatment. "As there was a rush during the mass movement, acquiring detailed information of all the injured was not possible," said the report, quoting the hospitals. There were 49 cases of injured children from outside the Valley, added the report. Twenty-one of the 169 who sustained bullet injuries also includes Mukesh Kahayastha, 14, who is still unconscious at the Bir Hospital. Similarly, 34 children received head injuries, 7 were injured in the eyes and 29 had fractures in different parts of their body. There were 78 children with other injuries. Stating that the number of injured children in the hospitals should have increased after April 24, Bharat Adhikari, program officer of CWIN said, "We expect at least 300 children injured in the Valley alone during the movement."