Appa Sherpa, a veteran climber and a renowned mountaineering guide of Nepal who broke his world record for conquering Mt. Qomolangma 18 times, said his climb helps the world to be aware of the climate change.
Breaking his own record, Appa Sherpa has ascended Mt. Qomolangma (Mt. Sagarmatha) for the record high number of 18th time on May 22, 2008.
Local newspapers on Wednesday spoke highly of his braveness and coverage. In an interview with Xinhua while on his return from Khumbu where the south side of Mt. Qomolangma is located, some 150km east of Nepali capital Kathmandu, Appa calmly said that his climb this year has been helpful in many ways for Nepal and the international communities as more and more people would learn about the deadly impact of climate change on mountains.
Originally from a village at the Khumbu region, Appa started climbing Mt. Qomolangma from 1990. Ever since, he has established himself as the indisputable climbing icon internationally. He is also the most preferred mountaineering guide for Everest climbers.
This year Appa climbed Mt. Qomolangma as a member of Eco-Sagarmatha expedition, an eco friendly expedition led by Dawa Steven Sherpa aimed at generating a level of awareness on climate change and its vicious impact on Himalayas.
"The interesting fact is that this year he had no plan to atop Mt. Sagarmatha but had visited Nepal to support the Eco Sagarmatha expedition. It was after reaching the base camp that he opted to scale it," said Ang Tshering Sherpa, President of Nepal Mountaineering Association on Wednesday.
Appa's inclination towards Eco Qomolangma expedition is said to be mainly because of the loss that occurred to his property during the Digtso lake outburst on Aug. 4, 1985 when the entire Khumbu region was almost washed away.
The rapid melt down of glaciers due to global warming has caused much damage to the glaciers, causing many glacier lakes to swell unimaginably.
Source:Xinhua
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