EverestNews.com has learned a 14 year boy, Temba Tshering Sherpa, plans to attempt the Summit of Everest in Spring
2000 from the Nepal side of the mountain. Needless to say, he would be the youngest to
Summit Everest if successful.
But with Everest, things are never
simple.
Other sources tell us his name is
Dolkha Tembachhiri. EverestNews.com assumes this is the same boy with the differences
being Nepali. Sherpas are named for the day of week that they are born....
The boy is a seventh grade student
in Pashupati Secondary School in Chabhil. They start the final push for the top on April 13 and plan to summit on
April 17th. Other members of his
expedition team are Chhewa Sherpa (his father), Chhiring Sherpa (his elder brother),
Dangima Sherpa, Phurbachhiri Sherpa, and Ram Krishna Shrestha. Everest Expedition 2000:
New Record, is being organized by the Dolkha Trust.
EverestNews.com asked Ang Tshering
Sherpa, owner of Asian-Trekking, what
the plan is: " Regarding the 14 year boy Mr. Temba Tshering Sherpa attempting
Mt. Everest: The organizer did not contact me earlier. They tried to organize the
expedition separately from Nepalese Millennium Everest Expedition. Later they got a
financial problem and requested us to combine them in the NWMEE team. But
since the permit has already been issued in the name of Nepalese WMEE, we can not
include them. Alternative is we have to change again the name of the Expedition.
Any way they will get a co-operation from our side. Sincerely", Ang Tshering Sherpa Managing
Director
Last year Arbin Timilsina attempted
to climb the Everest at 15 years old but turned around less than 100 meters below the
summit. Arbin attempted on a day with many others climbers on Everest when the Sherpas
climbers were "slowed by the pack." The Sherpas never blamed this as a reason
for Arbin not reaching the Summit. However, one wonders if the early date to attempt is to
avoid similar problems.
Annapurna Spring 2000: Third
Dispatch
EverestNews.com will follow the
attempt on Annapurna of the "International Annapurna 2000Expedition":
The members of the expedition have
been received in the real Palace of Katmandu by S. Magestad King Birendra Bir. He
delivered them a flag of Nepal. The head of the expedition Pujante Josep gave to S.M. King
Birendra Bir a letter that King of Spain Juan Carlos I, had trusted to him. The
expedition gave some presents to King Birandra who paid tribute to the fact that the
3rd of June of 1950 marked a landmark in the history of the humanity. (The first Summit of
an 8000 meter peak.)
Ugur
Uluocak, a climber from Turkey, who is part of this expedition, has been delayed in
arriving due to airline problems.
EverestNews.com has added a Spring 2000 Annapurna Page where EverestNews.com will report News
on this expedition and other Annapurna News.
Everest Spring 2000: Everest Dream
Here is the latest update on my
where about. I will let you know about some other teams in Namche on my next update.
Thanks, Saeed
March 25, 2000 Fly to Lukla: Hi
every one, Today I flew from Kathmandu to Lukla which is a village at 9000 feet. The
flight is quite an adventure by itself. Lukla's runway is located on a 500 feet ledge
which has a 2000 feet in front of it and a 1000 feet rock face at the end of it. The
runway is built uphill so the incline will help the plane to come to a stop. When the
pilot touches down he has under 10 seconds to bring the plane to stop. The take off
however, is much easier for obvious reasons! Tswang Dorje and I had lunch and after
arranging for the porters left Lukla about 12:30 and arrived in Phakding at 4:00 PM with a
very slow pace videotaping and taking pictures. Phakding lodge was pretty quiet. I had an
early night and checked in about 8:30 for a good night sleep...
March 26, 2000 Phakding to Namche
Bazaar: The elevation of Phakding is about 8300 feet and I had great night sleep last
night. I woke up early this morning and after a hefty breakfast we left the village about
8:00 o'clock. It was sunny and quite pleasant. We were to gain about 3000' to reach Namche
Bazaar. Since we had plenty of time to get there I spent a lot of time videotaping and
taking pictures. We could not avoid the hospitable villagers invitation to a cup of hot
milk tea or hot lemon tea and made frequent stops. As we approached Namche around 2:00 PM
it got cloudy and we heard loud rumble of several avalanches in the adjacent valley. I am
planning to stay another night in Namche at 11500 feet but I will take a hike up to
13000 feet tomorrow. I will be in touch...
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This experienced group of seven
climbers includes two women Manuel Gonzαlez, Manuel Salazar, Shelter Ortega,
Immaculate Fernandez, Santiago Millαn, Fernando Fernandez-Villancos and Jose Antonio
Perez. They have trained the last year for Everest.
Rough Translation: In their words...
The white and green colors of the
Andalusia flag is flying at Everest Base Camp in "the Glacier of the Khumbu".
The three Andalusian climbers whose objective was to install the necessary infrastructure
at base camp on the mountain, arrived without no new developments at 5350 meters.
When they arrived, part of the expedition's Sherpas had already constructed a stone
structure covered by tarps, which will be the climbers' habitual meeting-place.
Thus the arrival to Base Camp as
told by Manuel Gonzαlez: "Day 19 we climbed from Lobuje until the height of a
camp located 4540 meters. I would prefer to go quickly to 5,500 meters directly to
Base Camp but I must recognize that the approach to Base Camp must been done in small
doses to acclimatize properly. The sherpas responsible for keeping the Ice Fall open have
initiated the effort and are moving at a good rate. Most of the organized loads are
already in Base Camp, some climbers will descend again to the locality of Pangboche, where
the second group of climbers and the group of trekkers were to have arrived at Nanche
Bazaar. They will remain a day or two to adapt to the altitude.
The equipment that the Sherpas need
to maintain the ice cascade (Ice Fall) has arrived and work has been initiated at a good
rate. This area of the mountain (the ice fall), unique by its characteristics, has been
equipped by the Sherpas specialists for years. The expeditions that go to Everest to scale
Everest by this nepali slope, pay an amount determined in American dollars to acquire the
right to use the complex facilities that are necessary to pass though the Ice Fall.
Source: Andalucia Everest 2000
EverestNews.com will publish the
Andalucia reports in English. Their reports in Spanish, pictures, and more will be on the
http://www.deporteandaluz.com/everest.htm
site.
Everest North Side: Hard Going !
The French Canadians are reporting
hard going on the way the Everest base camp in Tibet.
Rough Translation: In their words...
"We are on the way towards
base camp. The climatic conditions are really bad! There is much snow, the truck and the
Jeep is constantly stuck in snow."
"We have had
three days of very bad weather. We
could not make the trek around the Mount Kaοlash, there was far too much snow. Even the
pilgrims who had begun their pilgrimage around the crowned mountain made half way!
There is of one meter and half to 2 meters of snow,
too much for us to advance. In
addition, here the landscape is very beautiful, it is like a moonscape. One of
our two Jeeps has died this evening. The engine died when we were at the top of a
pass. We tried to tow this Jeep but didn't work out. Our Chinese guides decided to give up
it place all the hardware in the truck and the last Jeep. We are disappointed not to be
able to make the trek around the mount Kailash, perhaps we will have the possibility of
passing by again there during our return. But at 08:00 hour we finally and
fortunately found the tracks of another vehicle. The road was thus much easier from this
moment. We could never have reached where we needed to pass, without these tracks!
" But at 08:00 hour we finally and
fortunately found the tracks of another vehicle. The road was thus much easier from this
moment. We could never have reached where we needed to pass, without these tracks!
" But at 08:00 hour we finally and
fortunately found the tracks of another vehicle. The road was thus much easier from this
moment. We could never have reached where we needed to pass, without these tracks!
"
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