A Mountaineering Journey to the Sharp Edge of the Nepal/Tibet Border

Our lead Climbing Sherpa, Pema Chiri Sherpa, joined the Extreme Everest 2010 Project to clean up Mount Everest. This project was planned and implemented by Sherpa climbers who successfully reached their high altitude goals, as set out in their website:  http://www.extremeeverestexpedition.com/eee2010.html

In a recent Skype conversation with Pema in Kathmandu,  he explained to me that the team brought down thousands of kilo’s of waste including discarded oxygene tanks and  garbage. After contacting the appropriate family members, they were also able to remove or relocate human remains  left along the route. All of this is a grim reminder that our sport has very serious impacts and needs careful management.

Pema also told me that he spent 16 days above 7000 meters, and climbed to the South Col three times, and the summit twice. These achievements and the strength he demonstrated on Pethangtse give Pema the right to be able to say again…”no problem, easy”.