Friday, June 5, 2009

Pokhara Celebrates Mt Annapurna Day

Sardikhola Village Development Committee (VDC), 20 kilometres north from Pokhara. The team has gone there in connection with conducting a study for developing Sardikhola VDC into a tourism hub around Mt Annapurna.

Nepal Tourism Board former member Basudev Tripathi said 103 mountaineers have scaled Mt. Annapurna-I until 2005.

He said that 56 mountaineers, including some famous names, have lost their lives while attempting to climb the Mt Annapurna peak.

Tourism entrepreneurs of Pokhara have announced a three-day celebration at the people's level. A series of programmes has been planned for the event, said president of Pokhara Tourism Council, Bachchuram Tiwari.

The Annapurna massif comprises seven peaks including Annapurna-I and six otherd that are over 7,000 metres high. To the east of this massif lies the 8,164-metre high Mt Manaslu and to the west the 8,167-metre high Mt Dhaulagiri.

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