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Sir Edmund Hillary will always live in Nepali hearts

On: 27 Jan 2008 By: Travel Society


Sir Edmund Hillary will always live in Nepali hearts
A condolence meeting was organized on January 15, 2008 in memory of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first summiteer of Mt. Everest. Sir Edmund Hillary passed away at a hospital in Auckland, New Zealand on January 10, 2008, at the age of 88. Prayers were performed as per the Buddhist and Hindus tradition where Lamas and Batuks chanted sacred Mantras for the eternal peace of the departed soul.

Mr. Prithvi Subba Gurung, Hon'ble Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation committed that he would take proposal to the Cabinet Meeting to name Lukla Airport as Tenzing-Hillary Airport. Mr. Jyoti Adhikari, President of Trekking Agents' Association of Nepal proposed for the different awards in the memory of Tenzing and Hillary and requested tourism industry and the ministry for the approval.

Miss Elizabeth Hawley, Executive Director of Himalayan Trust sending her message to the condolence meeting said that the loss of Sir Edmund Hillary would be felt all over the world.



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