Everest feat for a good cause
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May 12, 2011, Thursday
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A NEPALESE Sherpa yesterday broke his own record for most climbs of Mount Everest by scaling the world's tallest peak for the 21st time.
Apa, who is leading an environmental expedition that plans to carry down tons of garbage left behind by past climbers, took advantage of good weather to reach the 8,850-meter summit, said Tilak Pandey, a government mountaineering official.
"They said they are enjoying the view and taking pictures on the summit," said Ang Tshering of Asian Trekking, which organized the expedition.
Apa, who uses only one name, grew up in the foothills of Everest and began carrying equipment and supplies for trekkers and mountaineers at age 12.
He first climbed Everest in 1989 and has repeated the feat almost annually.
The 50-year-old Apa and his team climbed all night on Tuesday and yesterday morning before reaching the summit at 9:15am.
Before leaving for the mountain in April, Apa had said his team planned to clear 4,000 kilograms of trash from the lower mountain and another 1,000 kilograms near the summit.
Apa has long campaigned about the degradation he has seen on the Himalayan peaks due to global warming. He said when he first began climbing Everest, the trail to the summit was covered with ice and snow. Now, there are bare rocks.
Apa, who is leading an environmental expedition that plans to carry down tons of garbage left behind by past climbers, took advantage of good weather to reach the 8,850-meter summit, said Tilak Pandey, a government mountaineering official.
"They said they are enjoying the view and taking pictures on the summit," said Ang Tshering of Asian Trekking, which organized the expedition.
Apa, who uses only one name, grew up in the foothills of Everest and began carrying equipment and supplies for trekkers and mountaineers at age 12.
He first climbed Everest in 1989 and has repeated the feat almost annually.
The 50-year-old Apa and his team climbed all night on Tuesday and yesterday morning before reaching the summit at 9:15am.
Before leaving for the mountain in April, Apa had said his team planned to clear 4,000 kilograms of trash from the lower mountain and another 1,000 kilograms near the summit.
Apa has long campaigned about the degradation he has seen on the Himalayan peaks due to global warming. He said when he first began climbing Everest, the trail to the summit was covered with ice and snow. Now, there are bare rocks.
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