Meet and Greet Event : Everest Awaking and USNCA

Sherpa Khangri Team | 20 May, 2023

Everest Awaking team and US Nepal Climbers Association (USNCA) held a small Meet and Greet event with the visitor leader team members of Nepal Mountaineering Association in New York City ,May 20. During the event NMA General Secretary Mohan Lamsal, discussed about several mountaineering and tourism issues including the global climatic change and its impace ,effect , crisis, mountaineous environment, insurance policies for all the Mountain workers and their safety.

Similarlly , Pradip Shrestha -Travel Bureau of Nepal, USA, concluded that Nepal Tourism Board and other related agencies on tourism promote Nepal in international market. Yet , their reach on mountaineous region and the people working is not relevant . Moreover, Pema Chhewang Sherpa, founder of Everest Awakening, said that mountain expeditions brings billions of dollars every season to Nepal but from the Nepal Government level this hasnot been done anything to support the mountian region and the welfare of climber communities.

There is a serious on the climatic change and its impact .Helicopter evacuation, Insurance policies of climbers an its urgent action is needed from the stakeholders to address the issues. The participants highlighted a need to increase insurance amount to climbers. NMA General Secretary Lamsal concluded the event with said to the participants , NMA ready to work with USNCA and Everest Awakening and would work for the betterment of Nepal Mountaineering . They will collobrate serious talk with the government to raise insurance amount for Sherpa workers and climbers and minimizing the adverse impact of climatic change and challanges in the Mountaineous region.