The SuperSherpas™ Apa Sherpa will be Team leader on the Eco Everest Expedition along with Expedition leader Dawa Steven Sherpa in the spring of 2010. Apa is seeking partnership and sponsorship to help defray the considerable cost. There are 3 ways you as an individual or an organization can be involved in supporting the Expedition and receiving the benefits of the climb.
They include:
• Direct Monetary Support to help with filming and production of a short documentary
• Gear and Equipment Support
• Providing of Specialized Services and Sherpa guides
There are many benefits for sponsoring Apa Sherpa reach his World Record breaking attempt of 20 summits.
Mount Everest Eco Everest Base Camp Support Trek Sponsor – $ 20,000
As a sponsor of Base Camp Trek, you will receive: Air fare from Los Angeles, CA to Kathmandu, Nepal
Day 01 - Arrival in Kathmandu
Upon arrival at Kathmandu International Airport transfer to your hotel in Kathmandu. A Short briefing will follow concerning the necessary formalities and your trekking itinerary. Depending upon your arrival time you may spend free time visiting nearby sights or resting.
Day 02 - Sightseeing / Cultural Day in Kathmandu Valley
Half day sightseeing around Kathmandu where your guide Apa Sherpa will escort you on a tour of Buddhist and Hindu temples and shrines reflecting ancient local traditions. There is time to explore the city’s many places of interest on your own or take a rest while trekking permits are finalized. In the evening sample a delicious traditional Nepali dinner.
Day 03 - Kathmandu to Phakding (2610m)
Early morning you will be picked up by your guide to go to the Kathmandu airport, from here we will take the airplane to Lukla 9000 ft, which will take us about 30 minutes of flight time. At Lukla we will be meet our porters and will head north from the airstrip to Chablung (2700m). Here we will cross the Tharo Kosi River on a local-style suspension bridge. Just past the bridge we can see the peak of Kusum Kangru (6367m), which is the most difficult of the so-called “trekking peaks”. Beyond the Tharo Kosi the trail climbs a bit towards Ghat (2590m), we will cross a ridge marked with painted mani stones and climb to Phakding where we will stay overnight (3 hrs).
Day 04 - Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3420m)
From Phakding we follow the valley of the Dudh Kosi river, staying on the west bank of the river. We climb steeply over a rocky ridge towards Benkar (2710m). From here the trail continues alongside the river. All along this part of the trail, villages are interspersed with magnificent forests of rhododendron, magnolia and giant firs. In both the early autumn and late spring, the flowers on this portion of the trek make it a beautiful walk. We cross the Kyashar Khola River and climb out of the valley to Monjo (2840m). Just beyond Monjo the trek enters the Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park, which was established in 1976 to protect an 1148 sq km area surrounding Mt Everest. Beyond the national park entrance station, the trail makes a steep rocky descent and crosses the Dhud Kosi River on a 120m-long suspension bridge towards Jorsale (2830m). After crossing this river a few times while climbing our way up the valley we will reach Namche Bazaar (3420m). Namche Bazaar is the main trading centre in this region and features numerous shops, hotels and restaurants (6 hrs).
Day 05 - Acclimatization in Thame Apa’s lodge
Acclimatization is important before proceeding higher. We start with a three-hour climb to Thame, Apa’s village where we will spend one night and visit the famous Thame Monastery where Apa and the team will receive a blessing from the Lama. The views are spectacular from every room in Apa’s Everest Summiteers Lodge. We will rest and have a very good dinner and prepare ourselves for the next day’s trek.
Day 06 - Thame to Tengboche (3860m)
our route of today to Tengboche weaves in and out of side valleys, making small ups and downs, to the teashops of Kenjoma, and joins the trail from Khumjung just before a collection of mani stones. The views of Everest and Ama Dablam are excellent from this part of the trek. We pass the small settlement of Sanasa from where the trail drops towards Phunki Thanga (3250m). From here the trail climbs steeply through forests and around mani stones as it follows the side of a hill to the saddle on which the monastery of Tengboche sits at 3870m. The view from here is rightly deemed to be one of the worlds most magnificent. Kwangde (6187m), Tawachee (6542m), Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse (8501m), Ama Dablan, Kantega and Thamserku provide an inspiring panorama of Himalayan giants. We will spend the night in Tengboche village (7 hrs).
Day 07 - Tengboche to Pheriche (4240m)
From Tengboche we start our day by descending through forests of birches, conifers and rhododendrons to the village of Devuche. From here the level trail passes many Mani walls in a deep rhododendron forest. After crossing the Imja Khola River the route climbs past some magnificently carved main stones to Pangboche (3860m). This is the highest year-round settlement in the valley, and the Pangboche gompa is the oldest in Khumbu and once contained relics that were said to be the skull and hand of a yeti. Beyond Pangboche the route enters alpine meadows above the tree line, mostly consisting of scrub juniper and tundra. We will cross the Khumbu Khola River and arrive in Pheriche, which is a labyrinth of walls and pastures (4:30 hrs).
Day 08 - Acclimatization day in Pheriche
The most important thing to acclimatization to high altitudes is a slow ascent. Therefore it is imperative that we spend an additional night at Pheriche to aid the acclimatization process. A good way to spend the day is to hike to the small summer settlement of Chhukung at 4730m. From here we have tremendous views of Island Peak (6189m), the south face of Lothse and the south eastern face of Ama Dablam. After enjoying the views here we return back to Pheriche (4 hrs).
Day 09 - Pheriche to Duglha (4620m)
The trail of today ascents the broad, gently sloping valley from Pheriche to Phalang Karpo at 4320m. In many places the trail crosses small streams on boulders. Beyond Phalang Karpo the trail climbs steeply onto the terminal moraine of the Khumbu Glacier, then joins the trail from Dingboche and contours down to a stream, crossing it on a bridge just before Duglha (3 hrs).
Day 10 - Dughla to Lobuche (4930m)
From Dughla the trail goes directly up the terminal moraine of the Khumbu Glacier for about an hour to the memorial area known as Chukpilhara, which was built in memory of six Sherpas who died in an avalanche during the 1970 Japanese skiing expedition on Everest. From here the trail drops a bit and follows the western side of the valley to Lobuche, a summer settlement at 4930m that has become a major trekking stop. The sunset on Nuptse, seen from here, is a memorable sight.
Day 11 - Lobuche to Gorak Shep (5160m)
The first section of today’s trail follows the western side of the broad Khumbu valley and ascents gently through meadows besides the glacial moraine. The ascent becomes steeper and rougher as it crosses several side moraines. After rounding a bend in the trail, the conical peak of Pumori comes into view. On the lower slopes of this mountain a ridge extending to the south terminates in a small peak, known as Kala Pattar (5545m), meaning ‘black rock’. The trail then makes a short descent onto the sandy, flat expanse of Gorak Shep. From here we will continue to the current Everest base camp, which is about a 4 hours return walk from Gorak Shep. We will return to this small settlement after our visit to the base camp (6 hrs).
Day 12 - Gorak Shep to Lobuche (4930m
After an early morning rise we will start our day by Trekking to Everest Base Camp to visit the Eco Everest team and see the Khumbu Ice fall at he base of Mt. Everest. If you are feeling up to it we will spend one night at base camp and return to Gorak Shep and continue to descent to Lobuche (7 hrs). This will depend on your physical condition.
Day 13 - Lobuche to Dingboche (4360m)
To go to Dingboche we retrace our steps back to Dughla, and then go straight up the hill from the bridge to reach an upper trail, staying high above the valley floor. The views from here are great. You can easily recognize Island Peak and the top of Makalu is visible in the distance over the pass to the right of Island Peak. After passing a chorten we will descent to Dingboche, where we will stay the night (4 hrs).
Day 14 - Dingboche to Tengboche
The route from Dingboche descents the Imja valley, then crosses the Khumbu Khola on a wooden bridge and climbs to rejoin the upward trail at some stone huts. Following the trail downhill from here we will arrive at Tengboche (3 hrs).
Day 15 - Tengboche to Namche Bazaar
Today we retrace our trail what we followed on day 04 to reach Namche Bazaar (5 hrs).
Day 16 - Namche Bazaar to Lukla
It is a long walk from Namche Bazaar to Lukla, but we are probably all in good shape by now. From Namche, we will descent steeply back to the Dudh Kosi river and continue our way past the national park checkpoint at Monjo. The trail then continues back towards Lukla, where we will reconfirm our flight tickets for the next day and spend the night (7 hrs).
Day 17 - Lukla to Kathmandu
The 35 minutes flight from Lukla will bring us back to Kathmandu. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 18 - Kathmandu
Departure from Kathmandu.
All reservations need to be submitted with a $ 2000 deposit no later than March 1st 2010.
Trekking gear list provided at the time of reservation.
Contact SuperSherpas™ www.info@apasherpa.net or Jerry Mika @ 801-671-8419
Apa Sherpa heads to Nepal — but not for Everest
Climbing » Record-holding mountaineer aims for first ascent of unnamed peak.
By Brett Prettyman
Updated: 09/24/2009 03:25:23 PM MDT
Apa Sherpa has broken the routine: The Salt Lake resident with the world record for the most summits of Mount Everest left for Nepal this week. But it isn’t April.
For the first time since 1994, the 49-year-old Sherpa from Thame, Nepal, will climb the Himalayas in the fall. And, after 19 trips to the top of the world, Apa is going to try and reach the top of a different mountain.
Accepting an invite from Swiss climber Stephane Schaffter, with whom he climbed Everest twice, Apa will attempt to climb an unnamed and previously unclimbed peak.
“I have no idea what to expect,” Apa said with a nervous laugh before he left for Kathmandu. “It is two days [walking] from my house in Thame. We used to walk by it with the yak trains when we were trading supplies in Tibet when I was a young boy. I had no idea I would ever be trying to climb it.”
Climbing with Schaffter and Apa is Adbul Karim of Pakistan. Schaffter’s idea for the climb is loosely translated to “connecting talent in the Himalayas.” Like Apa, Karim has developed a reputation as a strong porter who helps others achieve their dreams of making it to the top.
Apa has never met Karim, but he is looking forward to spending time with both climbers in the Nangpa La Valley, the route used by traders to deliver goods between Tibet and Namche Bazar in Nepal.
The unnamed peak the trio is trying to climb, with documentary cameras recording every move, is 22,200 above sea level and about half way between Apa’s home village of Thame and the border with Tibet.
Apa and his wife Yangji have spent time with Schaffter in Switzerland. Apa says he knows Schaffter well enough to tell him if things get too dangerous on the mountain.
“Climbing in the fall is more dangerous than the spring and I have no idea what the climb will be like,” Apa said. “I will know more when I get there. I don’t want to get into trouble. On Mount Everest I know every step. This will be very different.”
Apa’s last week in North America was chaotic. His family is looking for a house and he had a speaking commitment in Park City at the Utah Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday. That left little time to pack for the trip and his flight on Thursday. Due to the tight schedule, Apa missed an opportunity to hand President Obama a rock he collected from the top of Everest this past spring during his 19th summit.
The environmental group WWF, which partnered with Apa’s Eco-Everest Expedition in 2009, asked Apa to present the rock to Obama during talks on global warming at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday.
“I was excited when they asked me to give him the rock, but I just could not make it there with the climb and the talk,” Apa said. “It is disappointing. I would have liked to meet the president.”
Apa expects to return to Salt Lake City in early November and wonders if his family may be in a new house when he arrives.
“We were trying to find one before I left and we did, but somebody had already bought it,” Apa said.
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Utahn seeks 19th ascent of Everest
Summit » Apa Sherpa, a 49-year-old Draper resident, dedicates climb to global warming education.
Updated: 04/06/2009 09:42:18 AM MDT
The signs of spring in the northern hemisphere are everywhere. Snow is melting, flowers are appearing and Apa Sherpa is preparing to climb Mount Everest.
It is a ritual Apa has undertaken and completed 18 times over the past 19 years, including the last seven years.
No one has been to the top of the world more often than Apa. The 49-year-old from Thame, Nepal, who has been living in Draper since December 2006, will again attempt to break his own record, peaking out at 29,035 feet sometime in May.
“I never had a plan to make a record. I never had that as a dream. It just keeps happening,” Apa told The Salt Lake Tribune last month before leaving for Nepal. After 16 trips to the summit as a guide, Apa has
made his past two summits in the name of causes to benefit his people. This time a spiritual leader has asked him to benefit all of humanity.
The fact that Apa Sherpa has summited Everest 18 times makes it seem like climbing the world’s highest peak is no big deal. But more than 200 people have died while scaling this treacherous mountain, with its subzero temperatures and risks of avalanche, ice breaks, high altitude sickness, hypothermia and falls.
For somebody like Salt Lake resident Dan Smith, who has attempted to make it to the top of Everest three times but never made it, Apa’s record and desire to continue climbing the tallest mountain in the world is unbelievable.
“It is incredible. To have that many summits and so consistently. He just keeps knocking them off,” said Smith. “The amount of patience he has to wait for the right weather window and focus that he is able to keep when others are stumbling around because they can’t think straight is amazing.”
Apa and his wife, Yangji, moved to the United States to provide a better education for their three children. But each spring since his move to North America, Apa has returned to the Himalayan foothills to prepare for what has become an annual sojourn to the top of the world. Apa and Yangji left Salt Lake City for Kathmandu on March 29 to prepare for the trek to a base camp for the Eco Everest Expedition.
Yangji will return home soon to be with the children, but Apa will miss milestones of the success he sought in coming to America: His oldest son Tenzing, 23, will graduate from Salt Lake Community College in business accounting in May, and 18-year-old Pemba will graduate as an honor roll student from Alta High School this spring. Apa will also miss several piano recitals by his accomplished 14-year-old daughter Dawa.
Apa — all of 5-foot-4 and 120-pounds — started climbing in the late 1980s because he, like many other Sherpa people, found it was a way to make money to support a family.
Apa made it to the top of Everest for the first time in 1990, leading a group of climbers. He quickly developed a reputation as a strong, wise climber and subsequently led 15 more groups to the top and back safely.
After moving to the Salt Lake Valley in mid-December of 2006, he became part of the SuperSherpas expedition. Teamed with Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa, another Everest record holder for the fastest ascent to the top from base camp, and two Utahns, Apa headed back to his homeland in the spring of 2007. With no clients to manage, Apa and Lhakpa climbed to educate the world about the role of Sherpas in helping everyone else reach the world’s highest point.
Apa had not planned on making attempt No. 18 until an invite to join the Eco Everest Expedition 2008 organized by Dawa Steven Sherpa, who has known Apa since Dawa was a boy. Apa became passionate about the message of the Eco Everest Expedition — the threat global warming poses for the people of the Himalayan highlands.
Apa rejoins Eco Everest with a greater role this spring, but still will be climbing without the direct obligation of getting others up and down safely.
“We will bank on his huge amount of knowledge during our planning,” said Dawa Steven. “Having Apa with us is like a huge security blanket for the climbers. So, while he will not be involved in the nitty gritty of the planning, Apa will again be a very important part of our expedition’s
success in reaching the top and in educating the world about global warming.”
Living in Draper at 4,500 feet above sea level and riding in a car or taking TRAX to work — Apa has a driver license, he just doesn’t use it very often — is nothing like living at 12,500 feet in his home village of Thame, where there are no vehicles.
“I’m not worried about adjusting to the altitude again. I will be there for a long time before the final climb. I am a little worried about these muscles,” Apa said with a laugh while tapping his thighs.
After arriving in Kathmandu, Apa was asked by a monk from the famous Tengboche monastery to carry a sacred urn to the top of the mountain. Like other climbers hoping to make it to the top of Everest, Apa stops at the monastery in Tengboche to seek a blessing from the Buddhist monks.
During a special ceremony Friday in Kathmandu, Apa was asked to carry a sacred vessel to the top of Everest by a high-ranking Buddhist monk. The sacred vase, known as a bumpa, contains more than 400 ingredients including holy relics, medicinal plants and other spiritual elements. The Tendrel Nyesel Bumpa, as it will be called, underwent a lengthy blessing ceremony in the monastery in Tengboche before it was delivered to Apa.
“This will help to deal with all the spiritual and environmental negatives of the area,” Apa said by telephone from Kathmandu on Sunday of the vase, which he guessed weighs just over 2 pounds. “It doesn’t matter how much it weighs. I would have taken it to the top of Everest even if it was much larger. This is a very special thing for me to do.”
Rinpoche of Tengboche, Ngawang Tenzin Zangpo, also handed out three other bumpas to be delivered to other special mountain tops on Mount Manaslu, Mount Makalu and Mount Lhotse. The vases are intended to restore the sanctity of the sacred valleys of the Himalayan highlands and spiritually empower the people to cope with negative impacts of rapid environmental and social changes.
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Hot Chillys Partners With Everest Climbers: The SuperSherpas
Posted: 07/28/2008 In Category: Outdoor Manufacturer
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San Luis Obispo, Calif. – Hot Chillys, maker of premium base layers, proudly announces its sponsorship of the world-renowned mountaineers Apa and Lhakpa Sherpa. Known collectively as the SuperSherpas, Apa Sherpa has summited Mt. Everest a record, 18 times; and Lhapka Sherpa holds the world-record Everest ascent time. Hot Chillys commends their top-tier athleticism and altruistic humanitarian efforts on behalf of the children of Nepal.
Hot Chillys is a multi-textured company that takes having a good time as seriously as it takes designing the industry-leading performance wear. It has a longstanding commitment to supporting amateur athletes who embody that spirit and dedication.
The SuperSherpas bring a new dimension to the Hot Chillys sponsorship program. They are widely recognized as two of the top mountaineers in the world. Equal to their athletic achievement and quest for adventure is their dedication to promoting conscientious mountaineering and social activism. Apa and Lhapka are tirelessly committed to providing educational infrastructure and opportunities to the children of Nepal.
Apa Sherpa wore Hot Chillys Micro-Elite Chamois on his world-record eighteenth ascent of Mt. Everest on May 22, 2008. He and Lhapka will promote the brand during their public appearances across the United States. More importantly, they will wear Hot Chillys when they are out doing what they love to do: climbing the world’s biggest mountains.
For more information on the SuperSherpas and their mission to help the youth of Nepal, please visit: http://www.supersherpas.com.
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Reflections On A Glimpse Into The Life of Apa Sherpa
Posted by Jason A. Hendricks on June 3, 2008
Apa Sherpa is to Mt. Everest what Michael Jordan was to basketball. He has succeeded and excelled at every level. Mt. Everest is his NBA Finals. With finesse and strength, Apa Sherpa has slowly carved a reputation that will be very hard to surpass in the world of climbing. He has successfully summited the world’s highest peak an unprecedented eighteen times. An achievement that no other climber can lay claim to.
The Salt Lake Tribune recently had an opportunity to meet up with Apa Sherpa. It is an insightful and unglamorous look at how Apa, although the epitome of climbing on Mt. Everest, struggles to live in his second home, the United States.
In 2006, Apa Sherpa moved from his native country of Nepal to Salt Lake City, Utah. The move was due, in part, to Apa wanting to help out his family who remained in Nepal. He wanted to build a foundation that would help to keep his kids from having to embark on the same path that he chose on Mt. Everest, ushering up climbers to the top of the world’s highest peak. A job, that by all accounts, could very easily rank right up there with the most dangerous jobs in the world.
Apa Sherpa, while recently being afforded the opportunity to actually climb on his own merits, struggled for many years carrying up climbing gear, tents, and oxygen for many of the world’s top expeditions on Mt. Everest. The Sherpa people are known for their stamina and abilities to carry heavy loads at high altitude, offering many of them a steady job each spring. Most make more money in a month than what they could in a single year, in Nepal.
For the past ten years, many climbers from the western world have relished in an unabashed celebrity status upon reaching the top of Mt. Everest. Many have turned their successful summit into books, speaking engagements, and a whole slew of other means to earn a successful living after achieving what many consider the epitome of mountain climbing. Apa Sherpa wanted a piece of the pie for himself. Not just himself though, but for his family.
The article in the Salt Lake Tribune paints a picture that is insightful, yet a bit disturbing for someone of Apa’s stature in the climbing community. He will no doubt go down in the journals of Everest history as one of the best climbers of all time, yet, in Salt Lake City, Apa Sherpa walks around unnoticed and struggles to survive monetarily on a day to day basis. He lives with a close friend, Jerry Mika, who gives Apa room and board, as well as a job with his own company designing outdoor equipment.
Apa Sherpa is very intent on offering his own family a better means to survival. I recently covered a few items, most notably a Poisk Oxygen canister, that were being featured on Ebay. In the listing for this item, it was made very clear that all proceeds were going to help support Apa Sherpa’s family in Nepal. Apa is pretty open about his wishes, yet, in the United States, he is finding the road to be a bit more rough than say, a Conrad Anker or Ed Viesteurs. Both of these guys have been able to turn their love of adventure into full time jobs that goes to support even more adventurous expeditions.
Why Apa Sherpa has not been elevated outside of the mountaineering community to a higher status in the world, is actually quite dumbfounding. He still struggles with gaining sponsors for his climbs, and even at that, is still looking to Ebay to make a few bucks so his family can survive. This seemingly tells a tale of the difference between eastern and western climbers and how they are perceived in the media and the public. I am not going to go as far as to make this a racially biased issue, but perceptions going out in the world would suggest that climbers can make a decent living in the United States with companies just throwing money around to potential expeditions. This is just simply not the case for most foreign climbers who come to the United States in search of the ‘motherlode’ if you will.
All of this is quite sad, but does reveal some insight into the different perceptions that companies and the media place on ‘local’ climbers, as opposed to those that were foreign born. Even with 18 successful Mt. Everest summits to his credit, Apa Sherpa is still finding life to be quite tough.
In the past couple of weeks, most people in the United States do not even realize that one of the best climbers in the world, Inãki Ochoa, died on Annapurna. When Inãki first got into trouble, there was nobody around that could help the struggling climber at high-altitude. Within two days time a call went out to all climbers in the area. In the days that ensued, some of the top climbers in the world would race to Annapurna, risk death for one of their own, and still come up shorthanded. It was an amazing effort from all fronts. Even though the rescue was not a success, it did show us the heart and soul of many of the world’s elite climbers. In the United States press, this story of heroic efforts and dubious tragedy has not even garnered a mention. It didn’t feature American climbers or American Companies, so why would the public care?
The scope of all of this is really quite hard to understand. I cover all aspects of many of these climbs, including those of Apa Sherpa in 2007 and 2008, as well as the recent struggle and death of Inaki Ochoa. Many of my viewers come from all over the world, with it being almost a 50-50 split between American readers and those from foreign countries. Perhaps the companies that throw their money to the American climbing community could find a bigger audience, a more productive business, if they would just follow along and treat the international climbing community with the same vigor and thought that they do with the American climbers. In the United States, our climbers are thought to be the strongest in the world. If people would just open their eyes, many would get a very different outlook at how these statistics are being played out by the press.
Don’t get me wrong, I feel like supporting our own climbers, especially those that rank in the upper tiers of the climbing community, should be fully supported to continue doing what they do. On a different note though, how cool would it be to see Apa Sherpa, or a Ueli Steck sporting Nike shoes on the television? They emphasis the “Just Do It” philosophy perhaps even better than a Micheal Jordon or Labron James. On top of that, the money would actually be going to those who need it. People like Apa Sherpa.
We visited the Sawtooth Botanical Garden along with our friend Steve Wagner who took us to one of the most beautiful locations in Sun Valley, ID. Apa turned the prayer wheel many times. The Pray Wheel was blessed the Dali Lama which is one of only 2 Prayer wheels blessed by his Holiness in the United States. The garden was amazing and our host Jennifer explained to us how the garden was built and the meaning.
Jennifer gave us a card that read as we walked through the “Peace Garden” I relax and enjoy life . I know whatever I need to know is revealed to me in the perfect time and space sequence. As we walked Jennifer said we should take our time to relax and enjoy the peacefulness that the garden was made for. Thank you Jennifer for your hospitality.
THANK YOU PLUM TV AND THE CREW FOR THE GREAT INTERVIEW AND RECOGNIZING APA SHERPA AS A WORLD CLASS ATHLETE AND HIGH LIGHTING APA’S DREAM. THE INPORTANCE OF EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN OF HIS HOME VILLAGE AND THE REMOTE MOUNTAIN AREAS IN NEPAL.
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THIS IS A PROGRAM CO-SPONSORED WITH THE LIBRARYThree Cups of Tea author to speak in Hailey on August 8, 2008.David Oliver Relin, co-author of Three Cups of Tea, will present a talk and slide-show with Apa Sherpa and Lahkpa Sherpa (the SuperSherpas – Mt. Everest record holders) on August 8, 2008, at 8:00PM at the Hailey Community Campus.Three Cups of Tea, which tells the story of Greg Mortenson’s journey and adventures building local schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan, has won numerous awards and prizes and remains on the New York Times bestseller list (100 weeks so far!).A book signing will follow the presentation, which is sponsored by Steve and Lila Wagner and the Community Library.A reception for David and the SuperSherpas will be held in a private home the afternoon of the presentation. The event will include refreshments and a signed copy of Three Cups of Tea. For more information, contact Steve Wagner at 208-788-4245.
Tickets for both the talk and slide-show at the Community Campus ($35) AND the private reception ($150) are now available at Chapter One bookstore in Ketchum (208-726-5425).
Proceeds from the two events will benefit a school-building project in Apa Sherpa’s village in Nepal. Currently, students in this village must walk 3½ miles to school if they want to attend classes beyond the sixth grade.
For more information about the SuperSherpas, visit www.supersherpas.com
For more information about the presentation at the Hailey Community Campus, contact Community Library Programming Coordinator Caroline Clawson at 208-726-3493, ext. 120.C o l l e e n D a l y
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