If you want to spend a single day as hiking around in Kathmandu valley or get away from the hustle and bustle of Kathmandu for a bit of fresh air, pastoral views accented by temples and monasteries, and a taste of rural Nepali culture, try a day hike or easy walk in the hills with us. Click Hiking around in Kathmandu valley and a day trekking in Kathmandu.
Short Treks in Nepal
Short treks in Nepal is a great fun where you can have great experience of hiking with your short time. Nepal has many regions, areas and many places where you can find the trails of adventure on your finger tips. Here we have a number of short treks itinerary that may be suitable for you.
Pokhara, Chitwan & Lumbini
Author:Maria Petri Nepal was not too great in regards to Internet connectivity, so I didn't find much time to update the travelblog. I spent my last week in Pokhara, Chitwan National Park and Lumbini. Pokhara is a typical tourist place. Absolutely beautiful once the rain season clouds move from the peaks of the Annapu MORE...
World Record on Mt. Everest
1922 7 Sherpa climbers died in an avalanche becoming the first reported deaths on Mt. Everest.
1953 First Summit on May 29, 1953 by Mr. Tenzing Norgay of Nepal & Sir Edmund Percival Hillary of New Zealand via the South-East Ridge Route. (Lhotse face is to the South-East Ridge).
1965 Mr. Nawang Gombu Sherpa on May 20, 1965 became the first person to summit Everest twice. Both of his summits were via the South East Ridge, his first as a member of Mr. Jim Whittaker's American Expedition where he became the 11th person to summit Everest. Out of the first seventeen summits of Everest, Nawang had two of them.
1975 Ms. Junko Tabei of Japan on May 16, 1975 became the first woman to reach the summit via the South-East Ridge.
1978 First Ascent without bottled oxygen by Mr. Peter Habeler of Austria and Reinhold Messner of Italy on May 8, 1978 via the South-East Ridge
1980 First Winter ascent by Mr. Krzyszt Wielicki of Poland on February 17, 1980.
1988 First ascent by woman without oxygen Ms. Lydia Bradey of New Zealand on October 14, 1988.
1990 First married couple to summit together by Mr. Andrej & Mrs.Marija Stremfelj of Slovenia on October 7, 1990. Marija was also the first Slovenian women to summit Everest.
1990 First father and son to summit together by Mr. Jean Noel Roche and his son Roche Bertrand aka Zebulon. They flew together on a tandem paraglider from the south Col. They landed at base camp on the October 7, 1990. Roche Bertrand was 17 years old at that time and became the youngest person to ever climb Everest.
1992 First two brothers to reach the summit together: Mr. Alberto and Mr. Felix Inurrategui on September 25, 1992.
1993 The first Nepalese woman, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, summits Everest but died descending from the Summit on April 23, 1993.
1998 Mr. Thomas Whittaker of U.S.A. is the first handicap (one leg artificial) to climb Mt. Sagarmatha.
1999 Mr. Babu Chiri Sherpa of Nepal became the first and only climber to sleep on the summit. Babu spent over 21 hours on the summit of Mt. Everest without oxyzen. He established the fastest record of 16 hrs 56 min. to reach the top on May 21, 2000. He has been successful to summit Mt. Sagarmatha 10 times. 2000 Miss Lhakpa Sherpa of Nepal is the second Nepalese women to successfully summit Mt. Sagarmatha on May 18, 2000
2000 First Ski descent by Davo Karnicar.
2001 Mr. Temba Chiring Sherpa (16 yrs.) of Nepal, is the first youngest mountaineer to successfully climb Mt. Sagarmatha from north side on May 23, 2001.
2001 Mr. Erik Weihenmayer of USA became the first ever blind person to summit Mt. Everest on May 25, 2001.
2002 Miss Pemba Doma Sherpa is the third Nepalese woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest from both sides. She first climbed Mt. Everest from north side and became the first Nepali women to climb from north side on May 29, 2000 and from south side on May 16, 2002.
2003 Mr. Ang Chhiring Sherpa, correspondent of Kantipur Daily from Nepal successfully climbed Mt. Sagarmatha on May 22, 2003. He is the first Nepalese journalist to climb the top of the World.
2003 Mr. Lakpa Gelu Sherpa of Nepal successfully holds the world record of fastest climbing on the top of world on May 26, 2003 for only 10 Hours 56 minutes and 46 seconds
2003 Mr. Lakpa Gelu Sherpa, Mr. Da Nuru Sherpa and Mr. Jangbu Sherpa, three brothers scaled Mt. Everest on May 26, 2003 on same day.
2004 Mr. Pemba Dorjee Sherpa of Nepal successfully summit Mt. Sagarmatha by setting a new world record of fastest climbing. He completed the distance from Sagarmatha Base Camp to the summit in 8 hours and 10 minutes on May 21, 2004.
2005 Ms. Moni Mulepati, (24 Yrs) and Mr. Pem Dorjee (23 Yrs) of Nepal scaled Mt. Everest together and got married on top of the world.
2005 Mr. Appa Sherpa, (45 yrs) of Nepal successfully climbed Mt. Sagarmatha 16 times.
2006 Mr. Lakpa Tharke Sherpa (25 yrs) of Khumjung-9, Solukhumbu climbed Mt.Everest on May 24, 2006 and took rest for 3 minutes on the top in naked position of upper part of his body in a surrounding temperature of minus 40 degrees centigrade.
2007 For the first time in human history, Mr. Appa Sherpa and Mr. Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa jointly realeased a book named 'Sagarmathako Adhar Sibirbata (From the Everest base camp)' at the top of the Mt. Everest on May 16, 2007 at 08:45 AM. The writer of the book is Mr. Prateek Dhakal of Kathmandu- 35, Nepal. The publisher of the book is Makalu Publication of Kathmandu, Nepal.
2007 Mr. Kami Sherpa, Mr. Sonam Sherpa, Mr. Lhakpa Gelje Sherpa and Mr. Da Chhamba Sherpa jointly released another book named 'Seti Pani Kali Pani' (Seti as well as Kali) at the top of Mt. Everest on the same day (May 16, 2007) at 09:45 AM. The writer of the book is also Mr. Prateek Dhakal of Kathmandu- 35, Nepal. The publisher of the book is Sajha Prakashan, a Government Publication House of Nepal.
2007 After climbing Mt. Everest by Mr. Pema Tharke Sherpa of Lamabagar- 3, Dolakha on May 23, 2007, a new world record is built by all seven sons of same parents Mr. Nim Chhiri Sherpa (father) and Mrs. Pema Buti Sherpa (mother) to climb Mt. Everest. The successful climbers are Late Ang Chhiri Sherpa (once in 1999), Mr. Nim Temba Sherpa (once in 1992), Mr. Pema Tharki Sherpa (once in 2007), Mr. Nima Gombu Sherpa (12 times including China side during 1993-2007), Mr. Mingma Tsiri Sherpa (12 times including China side during 1995-2007), Mr. Thundu Sherpa (3 times during 2003-2007), and Mr. Pasang Tenzing Sherpa (4 times during 2003-2007).
2008 Mr. Appa Sherpa (48yrs) of Nepal successfully climbed Mt. Everest 18th time on May 22, 2008
2008 Mr. Min Bahadur Sherchan resident of Myagdi district, at the age of 76 years 11 month and 6 days had successfully climbed Mt. Everest on May 5, 2008. He became the oldest person to reach on the top of the world.
2008 All members of the First Inclusive Women's Sagarmatha Expedition 2008 (FIWSE08) has able to reach on the top of Mt. Everest on spring 2008.
2008 On the day of 22 may, 2008, there was a record of highest person of 135 to reach on the top of Mt. Everest so far.
Source Nepal Tourism Board Tourism Industry Division Bhirkutimandap, Kathmandu