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13-year-old climbs Mt Everest
2010-05-23
Thirteen-year-old American boy Jordan Romero has become
the youngest person to climb Mt Everest (8,848m) from
the Tibetan side. Romero, who hails from California,
reached the summit on May 22, according to
everestnews.com.
The successful summit of Mt Everest takes Romero a step
closer to his ambitious dream of scaling highest
mountains in all summits. Before climbing Everest, he
had already climbed five of the seven peaks, including
Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa. He only needs to climb Vinson
Massif, the highest peak in Antartica, to achieve his
goal.
Romero climbed Mt Everest from northern side as Nepal
does not issue climbing permit to persons below 16 years
of age.
Apa
Sherpa atop Everest for a record 20th time
2010-05-23
Apa Sherpa, 49, has once again shattered his record by
reaching the top of the tallest peak in the world for a
record 20th time on May 22.
Apa reached the summit leading an expedition to raise
awareness about education opportunities in the Everest
region though Apa Sherpa Foundation, which is dedicated
to increasing educational opportunities for people in
the Himalayan region.
Raising awareness about the impact of climate change and
global warming on the Himalayas was the other objective
of his expedition.
Apa first reached the summit of Mt Everest in 1989 and
has returned to climb the mountain almost every year
since then.
Born in Thame VDC in Solukhumbu, Apa moved to US in 2006
and has been living in Salt Lake City.
Spanish woman completes 14 summits
2010-05-18
Spanish mountaineer Edurne Pasaban became the second
women to climb 14 highest mountains in the world when
she reached the summit of Mt Shisha Pangma in Tibet on
May 17.
South Korean Oh Eun-Sun became the first woman to
complete all 14 summits when she reached the summit of
Mt Annapurna on April 27. However, Pasaban has been
questioning one of Oh's summits. The expedition, which
left Camp 3 before dawn, took advantage of the good
weather to head for the summit, arriving there after a
trek of seven hours.
Pasaban’s aim to climb the 14 peaks kicked off in 1998
with her failed attempt on Dhaulagiri. But it really
began to take shape on May 23, 2001, when she made it to
the top of Mount Everest, the first of the 14.
That same year, she climbed Makalu and Cho Oyu; followed
by Lhotse, Gasherbrum I and Hidden Peak in 2003; K2 in
2004; Nanga Parbat in 2005, Broad Peak in 2007, Manaslu
and Dhaulagiri in 2008 and Kanghenjunga last year.
Govt to permit more int'l airlines
2010-05-23
The government has invited proposals from private sector
interested to operate international flights on Class A
routes. It sought fresh proposals from interested
parties as it received no proposal on Class A routes in
its second notice issued in mid-January.
The government has classified international air routes
with flight duration between two hours and three and a
half hours as Class A routes. The government had
recently issued international flying permission to four
airlines – Buddha Air, Unity Air, Shree Air and Air
Dyanmin -- on Class B and C routes.
The government plans to permit three airlines, including
one airline focusing on cargo operation -- to operate
international flights.
According to the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation,
domestic airlines with a fleet of five aircraft and
having paid-up capital of Rs 500 million are eligible to
apply for license for international operation.
New companies with paid-up capital of Rs 500 million are
eligible to apply. The companies should have to furnish
a non-refundable deposit of Rs 50,000 and bank guarantee
of Rs 5 million to apply for the license.
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