… On January 15, two of Nepal’s prominent mountaineers will embark on a 1,700 km trail lasting 120 days with the aim of bringing tourists and investment to less visited and underdeveloped parts of the country as well as highlight effects of climate change.
To do this, Apa Sherpa, who holds the world record of summiting Mount Everest 21 times and Dawa Steven Sherpa, who has reached the peak twice, will take part in the marathon walkathon starting in Ghunsa in easterner Nepal and ending in Darchula in the far west. …
Hindustan Times – The mother of all treks and climate change
They are looking for … “global sports personalities and Hollywood and Bollywood stars to join some such portion of the trail and give the much needed publicity to the effort.”
(via Adventure Blog)
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