Wednesday, November 24, 2010

लुक्ला विमानस्थल विश्वको उत्कृष्ट आठमा

लुक्ला विमानस्थल विश्वको उत्कृष्ट आठमा


काठमाडौ, मंसिर ८ - रोमाञ्चक अनुभवका लागि डरलाग्दो खेल खेल्नु पर्दैन । लुक्ला विमानस्थलसम्म जहाजमा यात्रा गर्नुहोस् ।

सहासिक र रोमाञ्च मनपराउनेका लागि यो पनि एउटा माध्यम हुन सक्छ । हिस्ट्री च्यानलको 'मस्ट एक्स्िट्रम एयरपोर्ट र्‍यांकिङ' मा लुक्ला विमानस्थल विश्कै डरलाग्दो विमानस्थलमा गनिएको छ । जसलाई फेरि एकपटक अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय वेबसाइट प्राइभेटफ्लाई डट कमले सूचीकृत गरेको छ । वेबसाइटका अनुसार यो रोमाञ्चक अनुभूति दिने विश्वभरका विमानस्थलमध्ये आठौं स्थानमा पर्छ ।
लुक्ला विमानस्थलका लागि उडान गर्दा १० मिनेटमा देखिने दृश्य र अनुभवले निकै रोमाञ्च सिर्जना गर्छ,' वेबसाइटमा लेखिएको छ । रनवे सकिनासाथ सय मिटर अग्लो ढुंगको भित्तामा ठोकिनबाट जोगिन विमानस्थल नजिक पुग्दा जहाज सावधानीपूर्वक रोकिनु अत्यन्त जरुरी छ । यहाँ गल्तीका लागि कुनै छुट छैन । यो विमानस्थल सर एडमन्ड हिलारीको सहयोगमा सन् १९६० निर्माण भएको हो ।

वेबसाइटको सूचीमा पहिलो स्थानमा स्विट्जरल्यान्डको सियोन, दोस्रोमा क्यारिबियनको पि्रन्सेस जुलियाना र तेस्रोमा सेन्ट बार्टस, चौथोमा जिब्रल्टर र पाँचौमा स्विट्जरल्यान्डको सेन्ट गालेन अल्टन्र्हाइन एयरपोर्ट रहेको छ । त्यस्तै छैठौंमा पोर्चुगलको मदाइरा फुन्चल, सातौंमा लन्डन सिटी, नवौंमा लस भेगसको म्याक्रन र दसौं स्थानमा स्कटल्यान्डको बारा एयरपोर्ट रहेका छन् ।
Source : ekantipur.com

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Thousands stranded in lukla due to bad weather.

 Thousands stranded in lukla due to bad weather.

Helicopter rides back from Mount Everest after a week on the slopes of the world's tallest mountain might sound like a trekker's delight, but for the tourists trapped in the remote region of Nepal, the extended stay was not on the itinerary.
Around 2,000 foreign tourists and their porters have spent the past five days stuck in a tiny village 2,800 meters (9,186 feet) up the slopes of a hill near Everest due to bad weather, with Nepali army helicopters set to begin flying the stranded sightseers to safety on Friday.
They have been trapped in Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest in east Nepal, after thick cloud and blustering winds forced airlines to cancel their flights to and from the remote region, officials said on Friday.
Tens of thousands of trekkers and climbers visit the Solukhumbu region in east Nepal, home to Mount Everest, every year. Many start their trek from windswept Lukla village where a small airstrip is carved into the rugged mountainside.
Weather officials in Kathmandu said the area had seen "low clouds and high winds" in the past three to five days, making flights by fixed-wing small airplanes difficult and risky.
"Flights by private helicopters are inadequate and their fares out of reach of common budget trekkers," Mahendra Singh Thapa, a senior official from the Trekking Agency Association of Nepal said in a statement.
Bikram Neupane, chief of the Himalayan Rescue Association of Nepal said all hikers were safe and not in danger.
"They are unable to get into their return flights to Kathmandu because of bad weather," Neupane told Reuters.
The autumn season, which extends from September to November, is popular among Western trekkers in Nepal, which gets nearly four percent of its gross domestic product from tourism.
Helicopter rides back from Mount Everest after a week on the slopes of the world's tallest mountain might sound like a trekker's delight, but for the tourists trapped in the remote region of Nepal, the extended stay was not on the itinerary.
Around 2,000 foreign tourists and their porters have spent the past five days stuck in a tiny village 2,800 meters (9,186 feet) up the slopes of a hill near Everest due to bad weather, with Nepali army helicopters set to begin flying the stranded sightseers to safety on Friday.
They have been trapped in Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest in east Nepal, after thick cloud and blustering winds forced airlines to cancel their flights to and from the remote region, officials said on Friday.
Tens of thousands of trekkers and climbers visit the Solukhumbu region in east Nepal, home to Mount Everest, every year. Many start their trek from windswept Lukla village where a small airstrip is carved into the rugged mountainside.
Weather officials in Kathmandu said the area had seen "low clouds and high winds" in the past three to five days, making flights by fixed-wing small airplanes difficult and risky.
"Flights by private helicopters are inadequate and their fares out of reach of common budget trekkers," Mahendra Singh Thapa, a senior official from the Trekking Agency Association of Nepal said in a statement.
Bikram Neupane, chief of the Himalayan Rescue Association of Nepal said all hikers were safe and not in danger.
"They are unable to get into their return flights to Kathmandu because of bad weather," Neupane told Reuters.
The autumn season, which extends from September to November, is popular among Western trekkers in Nepal, which gets nearly four percent of its gross domestic product from tourism.

Helicopter rides back from Mount Everest after a week on the slopes of the world's tallest mountain might sound like a trekker's delight, but for the tourists trapped in the remote region of Nepal, the extended stay was not on the itinerary.
Around 2,000 foreign tourists and their porters have spent the past five days stuck in a tiny village 2,800 meters (9,186 feet) up the slopes of a hill near Everest due to bad weather, with Nepali army helicopters set to begin flying the stranded sightseers to safety on Friday.
They have been trapped in Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest in east Nepal, after thick cloud and blustering winds forced airlines to cancel their flights to and from the remote region, officials said on Friday.
Tens of thousands of trekkers and climbers visit the Solukhumbu region in east Nepal, home to Mount Everest, every year. Many start their trek from windswept Lukla village where a small airstrip is carved into the rugged mountainside.
Weather officials in Kathmandu said the area had seen "low clouds and high winds" in the past three to five days, making flights by fixed-wing small airplanes difficult and risky.
"Flights by private helicopters are inadequate and their fares out of reach of common budget trekkers," Mahendra Singh Thapa, a senior official from the Trekking Agency Association of Nepal said in a statement.
Bikram Neupane, chief of the Himalayan Rescue Association of Nepal said all hikers were safe and not in danger.
"They are unable to get into their return flights to Kathmandu because of bad weather," Neupane told Reuters.
The autumn season, which extends from September to November, is popular among Western trekkers in Nepal, which gets nearly four percent of its gross domestic product from tourism.

Source : Reuters kathmandu

Thursday, November 4, 2010

9-yr-old summits Mt Ramdung

Subas Yonjan

Tsheten Sherpa with his father.

 Nine and half year old Tseten Sherpa has become the youngest person to scale a mountain exceeding 5,000 metres, his family says. Tseten Sherpa, a three-grader at Eren Public School, Chabahil, Kathmandu, conquered Mt Ramdung (5,925 metres) on Wednesday, his father Pemba Dorjee Sherpa claimed. 

Pemba Dorjee, himself, is a prominent mountaineer of the country. Tseten, a permanent resident of Gauri Shanker-1, Dolakha, along with his seven-member mountaineering team ascended the peak of Ramdung lying along the Rolwaling Himalaya Range on Wednesday at 7.30 am. 

After this success, Tseten has become the youngest ever person to climb a mountain above the height of 5,000 metres. Pemba Dorjee said that Tseten, who has been undergoing preparations to scale Mt Everest in April, 2011, is greatly encouraged by the success. 


While climbing Ramdung, Tseten was accompanied by his father, his 17-year old uncle Phurwa Thile Sherpa, Dawa Yangju Sherpa, Mingma Dorje Tamang, Sonam Sherpa, and Dawa Kipa Sherpa. 

Although Pemba had stated in a press conference earlier that his 11-year old daughter Tashi Doma would also be included in the team, Tashi was finally excluded owing to a health disorder. 

The team has returned to the base camp and is staying at Beding. Before setting out for Mt Ramdung, Pemba said that the ascent was a part of rehearsals to secure the title of “The Youngest Mount Everest Climber” in the world for his son.