Hiking in the Mt Everest Region
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AS ON 27 TH JANUARY, FRIDAY 2012
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(The Mt Everest and Glacier from Kala Patthar on the Top Photo)
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Anil Khatri, IIT,Engineer from Kanpur, UP State, India presented his experiences during the Hiking in the Mt Everest Region. He started his hiking in Mt Everest Region from typical Nepali village along with local Sherpas who carried their luggage. However before they started Hiking they acclimatized with the weather.
He added that the lack of sufficient oxygen at the certain height adversely affects Lungs and Brian. They had to also carry some medicines for the same including ‘Diamox’. He said that ‘Himalayan terrine was very difficult. Therefore it is necessary to respect the weather for smooth Hiking.
He added that before going for such difficult venture in Himalaya he had also experiences of hiking in the California including hiking in Half Dome, Yosemite, Mt Whitney and Black Mountains.
They started Hiking from the small airport Lukla (2650m) Height)to Kala Patthar. They pass through many places like Tyangbosche,(Having fine Buddhist Monastery at height of 3867m ) Dingbocho,(Having small Tea House at the height of 4360m). He said Kala Patthar is at the height of 5554m from where you can see the ice peaks of Himalaya. It is a base camp for Mt Everest. It is very scenic with Milky river and Khumbu Glacier.
Dr M K Rao introduced Anil Khatri and also proposed vote of thanks at the ends.
Thereafter Vasanti Bhatt conducted Yoga from 12.00 Noon to 1pm.
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