Nepal closes Everest to climbers !

vistet · Mar 16th, 2008, 23:58

BBC carries a story today on how Nepal has bowed to Chinese demands to close the mountain to climbers under the same period as it´s closed from the Tibetan side , another chapter in propaganda war on the worlds highest mountain :

Quote:

Nepalese Tourism Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung told Reuters news agency that climbers would not be allowed beyond Mount Everest's base camp until 10 May.

He said the move was in response to a request from China.

"This is to prevent some people who could infiltrate and cause trouble during the time when they take the torch to the top."

dzibead · Mar 17th, 2008, 00:19

Surprise, surprise. Nepal = China's lapdog.

vistet · Mar 17th, 2008, 00:23

At this moment , a poorer lapdog : should mean paying back a couple of millions in climber´s fees.

puchoo · Mar 17th, 2008, 00:33

its probably because the government fears protests before/during the carrying over of the Olympic torch. May 10, the re-opening date, would be after that has been done

janetllc · Mar 24th, 2008, 09:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by puchoo

its probably because the government fears protests before/during the carrying over of the Olympic torch. May 10, the re-opening date, would be after that has been done

So if i go to Everest Base Camp on oct using Katmandu, from Katmandu to Lucla, ..the trip should be on rite? Puchoo

mridula · Mar 24th, 2008, 10:40

Our IM member Sirensongs is in Nepal and has been posting news of Tibetan protests in Nepal-

http://sirensongs.blogspot.com/2008/...ing-blood.html

puchoo · Mar 24th, 2008, 11:09

October should be fine....but to be honest there's no telling what the situation might be then with regard to all this...ofcourse all of us are wishing that it ends asap...but one never knows for sure..

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Originally Posted by janetllc

So if i go to Everest Base Camp on oct using Katmandu, from Katmandu to Lucla, ..the trip should be on rite? Puchoo

janetllc · Mar 24th, 2008, 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by puchoo

October should be fine....but to be honest there's no telling what the situation might be then with regard to all this...ofcourse all of us are wishing that it ends asap...but one never knows for sure..

Hopefully after May10, the trek will reopen,

If not then i know chances getting there become minus

janetllc · Mar 24th, 2008, 18:46

Hopefully i can climb this year, ...my dream !! i dont want to go there when i m old, i want to do it this year while i still consider v fit

alexvisentin · Mar 24th, 2008, 19:06

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Originally Posted by janetllc

Hopefully i can climb this year, ...my dream !! i dont want to go there when i m old, i want to do it this year while i still consider v fit

Consider that many tibetans don't even get old because of their dream

Mar 17th, 2008, 00:33	#4
puchoo Maha Guru Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi & Himachal Pradesh (Shimla) Posts: 3,415	its probably because the government fears protests before/during the carrying over of the Olympic torch. May 10, the re-opening date, would be after that has been done __________________ Cheers! Sidharth puchoo.wordpress.com

Mar 24th, 2008, 10:40	#6
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 1,251	Our IM member Sirensongs is in Nepal and has been posting news of Tibetan protests in Nepal- http://sirensongs.blogspot.com/2008/...ing-blood.html __________________ mridula http://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfromindia/

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