Congratulations !!! Eco Everest Expedition Spring 2012
[April 20, 2012] 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.
Three climbers killed on Mount Everest - Telegraph
Officials in Nepal last night confirmed a German doctor, a Nepalese-Canadian businesswoman, and a Chinese man had died on May 19th as they descended the peak as part of the Eco Everest Expedition to clean debris from the mountain. ..This particular expedition was aimed at raising awareness of climate change on glaciers and testing new eco-sensitive techniques to climb the mountain without damaging its environment.
Leanne Shuttleworth said passing the casualties was 'the most horrendous' part of the ascent She said the frozen bodies of climbers who died last weekend were still attached to fixed mountaineering lines Teenager said one teammate was forced to turn back after his corneas froze in the terrible weather conditions
Mount Everest by the Numbers: Deaths, Cost to Climb, and More Mountain Records - The Daily Beast
30: Number of minutes before a climber dies after contracting hypothermia on Mount Everest, depending on how fast his or her body temperature drops
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