MEMERIAL EXPEDITION

Program for year 2003 (Destination Nepal Year)

World peace foundation is going to Organize a memorial Expedition and Trekking to the Mt. Everest Region (Highest Mountain of the world) Everest Base camp – Kalapatter/ Island peak climbing year 2003 destination Nepal Year.Trek Start from Lukla and Island peak climbing on September 11th 2003 on memory September 11 tragedy accident. climbing start after the candle lights in the Island peak Base camp.

General Information:
Location: Borders with the Tibet autonomous region of the people's republic of China in the North and Indian in the east, South and west respectively
Area: 147181 sq, kilometers
Altitude: various from 70 meters to 8848m
Capital: Kathmandu
Population: 23,156,112 (2001)
Language: Nepali is the National Language of Nepal. Educated people understand and speak English as well

PEOPLE AND RELIGION:
Nepalese people are mainly divided in to two distinct groups, the indo -Aryans and the mongoloids. Kathmandu valley is spiritual and cultural meeting point of all these groups. Nepal is the only Hindu Kingdom in the world. Hindu Temple and Buddhist shrines are scattered all over the kingdom. Nepal is the birth place oflord Buddha, the light of Asia . Hindus and Buddhist live together harmoniously in Nepal.

Tourist visa:
A visa is necessary to enter Nepal and can be obtained the following duration from any royal Nepalese Embassy or consulate or at theentry points of Nepal.

- A single entry tourist visa can be obtained from the entry points of Nepal or from the Royal Nepalese diplomatic missions abroad by paying USD 30for 60 days. If visitors who wish to obtain the facility of single, double or multiple re-entry, they can get it by paying additional USD 25,USD 40 and USD 60 respectively.

- The visitors who wish to stay for more then 60 days in Nepal can extend their tourist visa by paying equivalent of USD 50 in the Nepalese currency for 30 days from the

- Department of immigration on the recommendation of ministryof industry by paying the equivalent of USD 100and USD 250 respectively in the Nepalese currency for the foreign investors.

Trekking Permit
Dolpo and Kanchanjunga: US$ 10 per person/week for the first four weeks and US$ 20 per week thereafter.
Manasalu: US$ 90 per week/ person.
Mustang and uppor Dolpo:Us$ 700 per person for the first 10 days and Us$ 70 per person per day thereafter.

Climbing permit:
The Royalty and size of expedition team-

• More then one team may be permitted to climb Mt Everest by each separate route in one season.
• A Royalty of US$: 50000 have been fixed for Sagarmatha for a team consisting of 7 members. The tram may include 5 more members provided if it pays extra US$ 10000for each additional member. The royalty includes trekking fee of the team members. The tram member will be granted three months visa.
• In all regions including Khumbu, an expedition team can have up to 7 members for the minimum royalty, and 5 more members for the additional royalty.
• The team already permitted to scale Mt Everest will have to pay US$ 10000 if it not intends to change to ascent rout. It will have to pay additional US$ 20000 if it of intend to change the ascent route to normal south east ridge route.
• Expedition team must complete all necessary administrative formalities and procedures in order to send back to garbage of the expedition teams to their respective countries, after the completion of the expedition. Ministry of tourism and civil aviation will take necessary monetary deposit from them, will be refunded after the dispatch of garbage from Nepal
• The ministry of tourism has fixed the Royalty and Garbage deposits as follows.

Climbing peak permits from Nepal mountaineering Association:

Climbing fee:

• Group of 4 person: Us$ 350
• Group of 4-8  ,, US$ 510
• Group of 8-12,, US$ 610
• Then each additional person US$ 25 per person

Information about Khumbu Region:
The Everest or solukhumbu region is the second-most popular trekking region in Nepal. It would probably be the most popular destination for the trekkers.Solukhumbu is popular not only for its proximity to the Everest( 8848m) but also for its inhabitants, sherpa village and monasteries. The nominal destination of an Everest is the Everest Basecamp at an elevation of 5340 meters from there a Kalapatter, a 5545 m bump on the southern flank of pumori (7145). From Kalapatter there is a dramatic view of Everest.

An Everest Trek involves a tremendous amount of up and down waling a glance at the map will show the reason why.All the rivers in this part of Nepal flow south From Himalayan glaciers, but the trek route proceeds east therefore the trail must climb to the ridge that separates two rivers, descend to the river itself, and ascend the next ridge. Even though the trek begins at an elevation of 1860m, on the sisth day it crosses the Dudh kosi at only 1500m- after considerable uphill and downhill walking.

Sagarmatha National Park:
At the entrance station to sagarmatha National park is monjo, the rangers check national park entry fee. Children's blew 12 years of age shall pay half the entry fee. This permit is not transferable and good for one entry only.

The national entry fee is NRS 1000 per person. There are no other specific fees for treks in the Everest Region, bout you should make a donation to any monasteries and gompas that you visit. Foreigners are not allowed to trek north of thami towards the Nangpa La the pass leading to Tibet.

Flora and fauna; the Chir pine and blue pine are the only two species of pine found in Nepal, so they are easy to identify. The chir pine is a tall, straight conifer on sunny slopes in the subtropical zone. It has long, often-bright green, needles in bundles ot three, and the blue pine is generally found higher than the chir pine growing at altitudes up to 4000m. Blue pines have shorter needles that are bluish green and come in bundles of five. Look for the lon,dangling cones that distinguish this pine from the other.Junipers are foundin a dwarfed from in the sub –alpine region at altitudes over 4000m. Their distinctive foliage should be unmistakable. Junipers in tree form are found around Thami . Look for the fleshy, berry-like fruit in both of these varieties. Hemlock and silver fir are also well represented in this area.

Birds; The golden eagle is the most common of the resident Aquila eagles.This soaring bird can be distinguished from the griffin and lammergeyer, not only by its smaller size, but by its broad wings, intendedat the base of the tail. Look for hunting pairs in the uppor Khumbu region.

The Island peak (Imja Tse) mountain is logically an outlier on the south ridge of Lhotse shar and enclosed by the giant Lhotse and Imja Glaciers. It named Island peak in 1952 by Eric Shipton saw the Imja Tse rising from the sea of glacial ice .The view from the summit of Imja Tse are quite spectacular, surrounded and dwarfed as it is by Nuptse (25852ft), Lhotse(27892ft) and Lhose star

Equipmentfor the Expedition

Necessary Camping and climbing equipments will be as follows:

Camping

• Sleeping tents (two persons in one tent)-25
• Dining and Kitchen tent- 2
• Double bags
• Toilet tent Rest tents)-4
• All kitchen equipment
• Sleeping bags and warm jackets
• Down trousers
• Shock
• Gloves

Climbing

• Ice shake
• Harness
• Climbing rope
• Climbing boots and crampons
• Ice crew
• Garters and other as required

Medical kits

• As per doctor advice