Wendy Smith captured the headlines last fall, when she became the first skydiver to take the highest free fall during Everest Skydive 2008. A very talented photographer and an experienced skydiver, Wendy, this year, is on the team of Everest Skydive 2009.
She was here in Nepal, recently to plan for the upcoming event. Explore Himalaya [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2009’
Meeting a High Flier: Wendy Smith
Valerie Parkinson: “Always wanted to have a go at Everest”
Valerie Parkinson, the Asia Base Manager and Trek Leader of Exodus Travels UK, became the first British woman climber to summit Manaslu(8,163m), the eighth tallest peak in the world, without supplementary oxygen last fall. This April, she is all set for an expedition to the highest peak Everest. She is climbing with Altitude Junkies & [...]
Nepal on Nat Geo’s Best New Adventure Destinations
Nepal’s Everest on National Geographic’s Best New Adventure Travel Trips
National Geographic Adventure has unvieled its 25 Best New Adventure Travel Trips for 2009.Topping the list for adventures in the Asian continent is Nepal’s trip to Everest.The magazine mentioned Nepal in the Best of Adventure category in its list of destinations, equipment and people that [...]
Alpine Style Climbing
Alpine style refers to mountaineering in a self-sufficient manner. It entails carrying all of one’s food, shelter, equipment etc. as one climbs, as opposed to expedition style mountaineering which involves setting up a fixed line of stocked camps on the mountain which can be accessed at one’s leisure. In addition alpine style means the refusal of [...]
Trekking in the shadow of Lower Everest
One of the most beautiful areas and one still largely off the tourist route is that of Peekye mountain (4070m), a very special mountain in that it is considered the protector of Golla region. Golla is a small Sherpa village of about 40 houses scattered over the slope of Peekye at an altitude of 3060m, [...]
Imja Tsho Action Event 2009
This June , a group of young sherpa conservationists are organizing a race to draw attention to the devastating effects of Global Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) in the Himalayas. The Beat the GLOF Action Run will be the highlight of the Imja Tsho Action Event 2009, and has been initiated by Nepalese mountaineer Dawa Steven Sherpa. [...]
Nepalese Women Climbers to Conquer the 7 Summits
A group of 10 Nepalese women mountaineers, who had successfully scaled Mt. Everest in 2008, is all set to conquer the seven summits, the highest mountains of the seven continents. The female mountaineers announced their plans at a press conference held in Kathmandu on 7th March 2009. Their mission would begin in August this year [...]
Narayanhiti Palace Museum
The Narayanhiti Palace opened as a museum from 26th February 2009, nine months after the abolition of monarchy. The museum was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Ministers, foreign delegates, lawmakers, government officers and other senior citizens attended the inauguration function.
A long line of curious visitors linned up eagerly outside the museum gates when [...]
March Fests
Fagu Purnima or Holi
Holi or Fagu Purnima is the festival of colours. Holi is a symbolic commemoration of a legend from Hindu Mythology. The story centres around a proud king who resents his son Prahlada worshipping Lord Vishnu. He attempts to kill his son but fails each time. Finally, the king’s sister Holika who is [...]
Hotel Vaishali
Hotel Vaishali is located at the centre of Kathmandu’s tourist hub Thamel and lies about 9kms from Tribhuvan International Airport. The hotel has 95 elegant air conditioned rooms and 8 suites. The rooms have been equipped with attached bathrooms. The rooms also have colour television and international direct dial service. The hotel has two restaurants [...]