Everest Day marked with gusto

Nepal celebrated 2nd Everest Day amidst great fanfare on May 29. Various events were organised to make the first ascent of Mt Everest on this very day in 1953.

The celebrations began with a morning procession which started from Bhadrakali and passed through major thoroughfares before concluding at Jamal. Hundreds of people including mountaineers, government officials, travel trade people and general people participated in the rally. The participants displayed placards respecting Mt Everest and urging agencies concerned to minimize the risk of global warming in the Himalayas.

Various travel trade associations including Nepal Tourism Board, Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal, Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents, Nepal Mountaineering Association and others participated in the rally.

Meanwhile, a clean-up campaign was also organized in Lukla Airport as a part of observing the Everest Day.