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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Top Ten Mountain Of China

1- Namjagbarwa Peak - Ngingchi Tibet
2- Gonggo Mountain - Sichuan
3- Mt. Qomolangma/Everest - Tibet
4- Meili Snow Mountain - Yunnan
5- Huangshan Mountain - Anhui
6 - Three HOly Mountains - Daocheng, Sichuan
7 - Chogori Peak - Xinjiang
8- Mt. Kailash - Nagri, Tibet
9 - Mt. Taishan - Shandong
10 - Emei Mountain - Sichuan

Saturday, January 16, 2010

First Neapli Woman To Climb Mount Everest

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was the first Nepali woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, on April 22,1993. The achievement of Pasang Lhamu not only proved the Nepalese woman are brave, but also show their determined and resolute character. For many Nepalese woman, pasang Lhamu is a fugue that they will try and emulate for a long, lomg time.

Pasang Lhamu reached the top of the peak with other 5 Sherpas, Sonam Tshering Sherpa, Lhakpa Noru Sherpa, Pemba Dorje Sherpa and Dawa Tashi Sherpa. Meanwhile, a member of the team and five times Everest sumitter, Sonam Tshering Sherpa got seriously sick at south summit and despite Pasang Lhamu's effort to help did not survive his illness. While descenting from the summit, tragedy struck the team. The weather also suddenly turned bad, causing to lose her life on the south summit. She was fully aware of the peril, but that did not deter Pasang from getting to her goal, even if it meant sacrificing her life.

First Lady To Climb Mount Everest

Junko Tabai
Junko Tabai was the first woman to reach the summit of Everest on May-16-1975. She was born in Japan. She was attracted to mountain climbing by the experience of climbing Mt. Nasu with her teacher when she was 10 years old. She began climbing around 1962 after her graduation. First formed women's mountain climbing club"Ladies climbing club-Japan" (LCC) in 1969. Junko became the first woman to reach the Everest peak. Since then, she has climbed many mountains all over the world, and is the first woman to have achieved the summits of the highest peaks on all seven continents.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Glaciers

Huge masses of ice moving along mountain valleys are known as glaciers. There are several glaciers in Himalaya mountain of Nepal. Most of them occur in the eastern Himalaya. The biggest glacier of Nepal is the Khumbu Glacier of Mahalangoor Himalaya. On the other hand, the Langtang Glacier of Langtang Himalaya is the longest one. Other important glaciers of Nepal are the Kanchanjunga Glacier and so on. These glaciers are important, because these give rise to perennial rivers like the Koshi, Gandaki, and Karnali Rivers.

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