A team of experienced Nepali adventurers is organizing an expedition from the summit of Everest to the Bay of Bengal. The 2,945km journey begins with an ascent of Everest, then a long kayak paddle down the rivers that feed into the Bay of Bengal.
The route and ethos of the expedition aim to bring awareness to the environmental importance and communities of the Himalayan region. They are currently raising funds.
The project’s graphic. Photo: Initiative Outdoor
Veteran team
The expedition leadership includes Ang Tshering Lama, a frequent Everest summiter and founder of the Angs Himalayas Adventure guide company. He has also coordinated rescue work on Everest. In 2017, he performed the highest rescue on record, bringing down a stricken Pakistani climber and his guide from 8,600m.
Alongside Tshering Lama is Chandra B. Ale, the founder of the outdoor adventure company Initiative Outdoor. Ale has been an outdoors educator since the 1980s. His adventuring resumé includes first descents of the Mahakali and Upper Seti rivers in Nepal. Leadership is rounded out with photographer and outdoor educator Nishan Adhikari.
After summiting Everest, they will return to Base Camp. Soon, they begin kayaking down the Dudh Koshi and Ganges Rivers to the Bay of Bengal. This route was planned to follow the watershed from the glaciers of the Himalaya down to the sea.
