Event Details
Tenzing-Hillary EVEREST MARATHON
The support and suggestion provided by the
grandson of the Late Tenzing Norgay Sherpa has motivated us to
organize this marathon under Tenzing’s and Hillary’s banner.
This annual Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon is a
tribute to the two great souls who on May 29th 1953, were the first
human beings to reach the top of the world’s highest mountain:
Mount Everest, 8848 m/29028ft.
| Date |
May 29th 2008 |
| Start |
Everest Base Camp (5356 m/ 17,572
ft), Solu Khumbu, Nepal |
| Finish |
Namche Bazar (3446m/ 11,305ft),
Sherpa Capital of Solu Khumbu |
| Distance |
42.195 km/ 26.2m of rough mountain
trails |
| No. of Participants |
117 |
| Reg. Dateline |
May 01, 2008 |
| Highest point |
5356m/17,572 ft |
| Titleholder |
Mr. Deepak Raj Rai (Nepal) 3:
59 : 24 |
| Facilities |
Back-up crew, camps, medicine,
doctor, fooding, insurance domestic air ticket, local
transportation, guide, guided tour in Kathmandu, award
distribution ceremony in Namche Bazar. |
| Price |
US$ 2085 (for Participant)
US$ 1885 (for Non-Runner) - Land only |
| Dept. from Ktm. |
May 16, 2008 |
| Return to Ktm. |
May 31, 2008 |
TREK BRIEFING
 HimEX prepares a briefing programme before
proceed to trekking from Lukla. After a scenic flight to the Solu
Khumbu town of Lukla, the trek to Everest Base Camp begins. Through
mountain villages, along the whitewaters of the Bhote- and the Dudh
Kosi rivers we reach Namche Bazaar, Khumbu’s Sherpa capital at
3446m/11,305ft. Beyond Namche Bazaar high Himalayan Mountain peaks
and Buddhist Monasteries present themselves in their unique and
solitary grandeur. The ascent of Kala Patthar (5545m/18,192ft)
finally will not only give you the nearness of giants peaks like
Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse, moreover this will be another good
opportunity to monitor the runner’s condition in preparation of
the Marathon.
Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon is
unique in many ways and has many special features:
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Highest Marathon in the world-Starting line is
5356m.
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Begins from Expedition Base Camp right below
the Khumbu Icefall-at the backdrop of Everest, Lhotse and Lola
Pass.
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Marathon runs through moraine which is around
five to seven kilometres.
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This marathon passes through the traditional
route to Everest pioneered by Late Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir
Edmund Hillary while climbing Everest in 1953.
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It passes through the highest elevation in the
world through monasteries, monuments, chortens, suspension
bridges and all sorts of beautiful landscape which are nowhere
in the world. It also passes through world renowned Tengboche
monastery.
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Meandering through the rhododendron forest,
wild orchid grove and most scenic landscape in the world
inhabited by famous Sherpa climbers.
To acclimatise to the high altitude all runners
are requested to be in Nepal on May 14, for a program of hiking
around the Kathmandu Valley and for the 15 day trek to the Everest
Base Camp. The ascent of Kala Patthar (5545m/18,192ft) an Everest
viewpoint, will conclude the preparations for the run.
The course is basically downhill with two steep
uphill sections. This marathon covers rough mountain trails, with
perhaps some snow and ice on the highest part. Experience of uneven
terrain as well as thorough medical monitoring are essential. The
exposure, the altitude and the Himalayan climate combine within this
run is the ultimate challenge for the passionate runner.
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