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He wants to remember May 29, 1953 as a happy day. So he planned a reunion at Tyangboche with 10 members of the team, including 82-year-old mountaineer Lord Hunt. He was saddened that he could not stay even at 12,000 feet. They say, 'Now I have become an old creature for the Himalayan world.'
These are some of the feelings expressed by Sir Edmund Hillary, the first hero of Mount Everest, sitting in a corner of Tribhuvan Airport 32 years ago. Hillary, who came to Nepal to celebrate the 40th annual celebration of Everest climbing, was 73 years old at that time. However, he was preparing to talk to the Mount Everest climbing team in a televised program at Tyangboche in the Khumbu region. In a brief conversation with Kantipur, Hilary, the first mountaineer of the highest summit, who was waiting for a helicopter for Lukla at the airport on 18th March 2049 for the
talks, recounted his experience from the political changes in Nepal after 2046 to the culture and progress of the Sherpa community in the Khumbu region, and said, 'You should not dream of building a road in the Khumbu region . If that happens, the Sherpas will leave their beautiful homesteads and live on the side of the road with bushes.
He insisted that when the road is built, garbage will become garbage and the problem of landslides will also increase. But he suggested making Lukla airport paved. He said that the plane had crashed three times due to the roughness of the airport. "I am very worried to hear that some experts are planning to build a nuclear furnace in the Himalayan region to ease the fuel supply in this region," he said, "The idea of a nuclear furnace in the Himalayas is a terrible fad." He also suggested extensive plantation of trees in the Himalayan region.
The Himalaya Trust, founded by Hillary, plans to inspect the monastery, Khumjung school, Khunde hospital, forest project in Tyangboche . He was rescued by helicopter two years ago after falling ill in Khumbu area. That's why he called himself an old creature for the Himalayan world.
He doesn't remember how many times he came to Nepal in the four decades after climbing Mt Everest, but he remembers, 'many of those who were Pradhan Panchs in the Panchayat became the chairman of the village development committee after multiple parties.' Hilary, who climbed the snow peak with the Sherpas, also criticized the Sherpa community, saying, "The Sherpas have got an opportunity." That's why some people fly drunk. Some make their future .'
He is very concerned about the environment and garbage in the Himalayan region. He said that the government should spend the salami money for Himal Chede on environmental protection. At that time, he said that whoever climbs the mountain should take responsibility for the garbage himself.
He also said that the world's attention should be paid to the environmental protection of Everest. As Hillary said, now the issues of 'climate change' and the protection of Mount Everest are being raised vigorously . The historic and meaningful conversation with Hilary at that time was conducted by Kantipur daily journalists Narayan Wagle and Ramita Limbu. The conversation was published by Kantipur Dainik on 19th Chait 2049 under the title 'There are many challenges before the new climbers - Hillary'.
presentation: Rishiram Paudyal
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