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Kathmandu Monday January 28, 2002 Magh 15, 2058.
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PM inaugurates Wall Climbing
Club
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur
Deuba inaugurated the Pasang Lhamu Wall Climbing Club in the premises of Pasang Lhamu
Mountaineering Foundation (PLMF) at Shankha Park on Sunday.
The Foundation has constructed the country’s
first artificial climbing wall targeting both foreigners and locals keen on learning basic
ideas about mountaineering.
At the programme, PM assured the foundation that
government was preparing to declare Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the first Nepali lady to conquer
the Mt. Everest, as a national personality. "PLMF’s move to construct the first
artificial climbing wall will lure foreign visitors as well as local sportsmen and
women."
On the occasion, a group of mountaineers
demonstrated the basics of wall climbing. PM also handed over the felicitation letter to
those expert mountaineers.
Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolis Keshav Sthapit
also assured PLMF of his corporation’s help to contribute more on those steps which
boosts Nepal as well as Kathmandu’s tourism. The Metropolis had provided the
1200-square-foot plot for the construction of PLMF Complex.
Speaking on the occasion, Ram Hari Joshi, the
president of PLMF said that the collections from the club would be donated for the welfare
and empowerment of women living in country’s rural areas.
Pemba Gyalje Sherpa, the club instructor,
informed that the 70-degree-inclined wall with a dimension of 14m x 14m was built by
specialised constructors from Iran and local technicians at the cost of some Rs. 3
million.
"The wall offers two-pronged services to
clients," said Gyalje. "First, they can learn the basics of mountaineering and
the second one is they will have a lot of entertainment."
Wall climbing, of late, is considered as one of
the raising sports and the foundation in keeping with the trend, has planned to carry out
a national level championship followed by South Asian level and then World Wall Climbing
Championship within 2004.
Also present on the occasion were Minister for
Women and Social Welfare Rajendra Kharel, MP Ishwor Pokharel, National Council Member
Yangkila Sherpa, Patron of PLMF Daman Nath Dhungana.
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