| ashu |
Posted
on 29-May-01 01:49 PM
What follows is from Salil Subedi, a reporter at
The Nepali Times newspaper.
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sathiharu,
today, may 29th, is the day when sir edmund hillary and tenzing
norgey
sherpa scaled everest peak in 1953.
the popularity of everest has from then on been so high. but how high
is
high? this season, as you all know, was almost a funfair on top with
a lot
many climbers defeating the highest point on earth, easily.
it's okay. but the littering and the dumping of solid waste all over
the
fragile mountain landscape (including other mountain regions as well)
is a
major threat to the bio-diversity and nature's coexistance.
today, if you can, at least log on to some sites relating to the
everest
cleanup campaign. learn what others are doing and maybe you can also
help to
get rid of this growing situation.
some sites on everest are:
www.mnteverest.com
www.mountainzone.com
www.mnteverest.net
www.everest.org.sg
www.everest.simobil.si/eng
http://www.cnn.com/2000/fyi/teacher.resources/lesson.plans/05/22/everest
salam,
salil
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