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Apa Sherpa Completes Great Himalayan Trek In Nepal
By KTM Metro Reporter
April 20, 2012: Appa Sherpa, the 21-time Mt. Sagarmatha (Everest) summiteers, along with two-time climber Dawa Steven Sherpa have led the team to trek the ‘Great Himalayan Trail’ started on January 13 and ended on Friday, April 20, 2012. The trek is one of longest treks in the world. Appa Sherpa and his team have launched this trekking adventure to create the awareness of the climate change in the Himalaya. DFID, British Council, SNV, NTB and TAAN have provided the team with funding; corporate partners such as Geo-Eye, Asian Trekking, North Face and Dell have supported it according to the news posted on Nepalnews.com
In addition to creating the awareness of climate change in the Himalayas, the aim of taking up such a long trek is to publicize this new trekking route in Nepal and promote tourism in the region.
The team has planned to trek 120 days to cover 1,700km from the east to west but due to the snow cover over some portions of this trek in western Nepal, the team has ended it on 97th day: 23 days earlier than the schedule. The team has started off trekking from Taplejung in eastern Nepal and officially declared the trek ended in Darchula district of far-western region of Nepal on April 20, 2012 after covering 1,555 km in 97 days.
A group of reporters and researchers have followed the team throughout the trek, and has periodically reported on the trekking to the media.
The team has trekked in the mid-hills and low mountains of Nepal Himalayas of the 20 districts. These areas are believed to be heavily affected by the global climate change that has caused to melt the snow even at the high mountains, and made the glacier lakes vulnerable to burst that might cause damages to the lives and properties of the people living down stream.
President Ram Baran Yadav had flagged off Apa Sherpa at a public function on January 13, 2012 extending his best wishes for this noble and historic journey, Nepalnews.com reports.
