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30th Anniversary of climbing Everest by Junko Tabei concludesFriday - 04th November 2005 |
| Queen Komal honoured Tabei and other women Everest summitters Her Majesty Queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah felicitated Ms. Junko Tabei, first woman to climb Mt. Everest and other women mountaineers from Nepal and abroad during a function organised in Kathmandu, Nepal on October 31, 2005 to mark the 30th anniversary of the first step by a woman to the summit of the world's highest peak Mt. Everest. High Royal Highness Crown Prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Himani Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah were also present on the occasion. Ms Tabei had successfully scaled Mt. Everest or Sagarmatha on May 16, 1975. Likewise, Queen Komal felicitated China's Pan Dou, the second woman summitter to Everest and other women summitters Lydia Brede of New Zealand, Gui Sang of China, Marija Stremeelji of Solvania, Clare O'leary of Ireland, Chieko Shimada of Japan, India's Dickey Dolma and Nepal's Pema Dolma Sherpa, Ming Kipa Sherpa and Moni Mulepati. Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Buddhi Raj Bajracharya expressed the confidence that felicitating women summitters would lead to increase in women's participation in adventure tourism. Assistant Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ms. Yankila Sherpa said this event would give positive news to the world that Nepal is a happening place. [[]] Junko Tabei(Left) with Queen Komal after receiving felicitation letter. Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Tsumotu Hiraoka said Tabei has been a source of inspiration for women worldwide. The felicitation programme was organised jointly by Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Himalayan Adventure Trust of Japan and Nepal Mountaineering Association. On 1 November 2005, the municipalities of the Kathmandu Valley held a civic reception for women mountaineers in Basantapur Durbar Square to mark the 30th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Mount Everest by a woman. Amidst a gala ceremony, women mountaineers from across the globe including Nepal were felicitated by five municipalities - Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Patan Sub-metropolitan City and Bhakatapur, Madhyapur and Kirtipur Municipalities. The mountaineers were presented with shawls, statues of Buddhist stupas and Khukuris in appreciation of their achievement. Those honoured today were Pan Duo of China, Lydia Bradey of New Zealand, Gui Sang of China, Marija Stremfeji of Solvania, Clare O'Leary of Ireland, Chieko Shimada of Japan, Ricky Dolma of India, Iran's Farkhondeh Sadegh and Nepal's Pema Dolma Sherpa, Ming Kipa Sherpa and Moni Mulepati. Chief guest of the programme Junko Tabei was conferred with a special letter of appreciation for her feat. Speaking on the occasion, Tabei, now 65, thanked the organisers for holding such a beautiful event and told the crowd that she was received by locals in the same was as today when she came to Kathmandu in 1975 after climbing Everest becoming the first woman to climb it. In order to preserve the prestige of the world's highest peak, the veteran mountaineer suggested that the government should first make it mandatory for climbers to scale other mountains ranging from 5000 meters to 8,000 meters. "Such a system would help to promote other mountains that have remained unexplored," said Tabei. She jokily said," If you want to be as beautiful as these women summitters look today, you should climb Everest. But first you need to climb smaller mountain to climb Everest." She also requested all to visit Nepal as it is safe now. On the occassion, Assistant Minister for Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation Yankila Sherpa hoped that their feat would be a big inspiration for women of upcoming generations. Expressing her concern over the negative publicity of Nepal in the media, Sherpa also requested the mountaineers to portray Nepal as a safe and secure destination in their respective countries. Earlier, the women mountaineers were paraded around the main areas of the city in horse-driven carriages accompanied by a musical band. Ms. Junko Tabei and other women Everest summitters also planted trees at International Mountaineers’ Memorial Park, Kakani. A total of 118 women from different countries have summitted the world's highest peak so far. |
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