Expedition Video Dispatches

Everest record breaker Apa Sherpa expected to join the Eco Everest

Apa Sherpa, the 17th times world record holder of Everest is expected to join the Eco Everest Expedition for the 18th time to the summit.

He was honoured as the Chief Guest at the Glacier Lake Outburst Flood Awareness Workshop which was held on 25 April in Namche. Organised as one of the events during the Eco Everest Research expedition, the workshop aimed to raise the awareness of the local community and organisations on the impacts of climate change in the Himalaya.

Apa who first climbed the mountain in 1989, said at the workshop in his very simple and modest manner, "... global warming is melting the ice in our mountains and the ice is turning into big lakes... when Dig Tsho burst in 1985 my neighbors and I lost a lot. I am very happy to support in spreading awareness about this problem... "

"It will be yet another historic feat and helping to raise the awareness of climate change to the top of the world…" added Basanta Shrestha, the leader of Research Expedition of Eco Everest Expedition 2008.