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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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