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| sparsha |
Posted
on 28-May-01 02:19 PM
A news from Nepalnews.com
Lakpa Sherpa sets Nepal record
Kathmandu, May 26: The petite Lakpa Sherpa became the only Nepali woman to climb Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, for the second time Wednesday, her Nepali sponsors said. She climbed the peak from the north in Tibet with an international expedition led by a Japanese. Lakpa is also the only Nepali woman to climb the peak from Tibet and Nepal; Nepal and Tibet share the 8848 metres high peak. Lakpa climbed Everest twice in one year; she climbed Everest from the south last May. Only three Nepali women --all sherpanis-- have climbed Everest. Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was the first Nepali woman to climb Everest but died during descent after a bivouac below the summit. nepalnews.com br
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No doubt, Lakpa Sherpa (or is it Sherpani?)deserves our congratulation. Nepal should be proud of her.
The news quoted above mentions " ..Nepal and Tibet share the 8848 meters high peak..." I am curious about this statement. Do we really share the peak or Sagarmatha is just ours? I have never heared Tibet or China claiming the Everest as theirs. In fact, many years ago I read in a book by Dirgha Raj Prasai that China formally recognized that Everest belongs to Nepal and just to Nepal".
Again, do we share the peak?
sparsha
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| Biswo |
Posted
on 28-May-01 04:12 PM
Sparshaji:
Though there are some instances when Chinese premiers were recorded telling journalists "Everest is in Nepal", Everest is
formally shared by Nepal and Tibet.
Chinese are also equally proud of having Mt Everest. They mention
that in their national anthem , in their bills and textbooks.
A lot of times, just like we say Mt Everest is in Nepal, they also
say Mt Everest is in China. We are both technically right in
saying so, because formally Mt Everest is in both China and Nepal.
Several expedition attempts started from Tibet side. The reason
why the Tibet side is not popular is because that is very tough.
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| sparsha |
Posted
on 28-May-01 04:34 PM
Biswoji,
I don't know if we say Mechi river is in nepal or Mahakali river is in nepal. If the summit is shared, then does it belong to either party or to none? Also,why would Chinese leaders say Everest is in Nepal if in fact it's shared? I have never heared Nepali authority ever saying Everest is in Nepal. Is there a formal (mutually agreed) demarkation (of boundry) between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of PRC that runs right through the summmit?
sparsha
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| sparsha |
Posted
on 28-May-01 05:43 PM
In the previous reply to Biswo, I meant to write " I have never heard Nepali authority saying Everest is in Tibet(China)". As once Namitaji put I did hit the submit button too fast. Sorry for that senseless sentence (in previous reply).
sparsha
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| Biswo |
Posted
on 28-May-01 07:35 PM
Sparshaji:
For the details on this issue, B.N.Shrestha's "Nepal ko simaana"
will be a useful source.
I regret losing Sagarmaathaa to China, but I am positive that we
have already lost half of Mt Everest to China.
It doesn't matter whether our officials officially pronounce it or
not, as long as it is inscribed in our treaties.
One of the truth, setting aside the jingoism, is that our northern
border was never clearly demarcated. It was only after China was
conquered by Communists and Tibet was annexed(?) to mainland MORE
politically, that the relation between China and Nepal came to
this shape, and both nations started demarcating the border.
In the process, there have been exchange of lands. We were given
some of their villages, and we gave them some of ours.
Three weeks ago, there was this US$64,000.00 question in "Who
wants to be millionaire?"
Mt Everest is between which two regions?
a. India-Pakistan
b. India-Nepal
c. India-Tibet
d. Nepal-Tibet.
Man, this question is worth a lot.
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