Founders of this Foundation
Mr. Mingmar Sherpa and Mr. Kami Sherpa
Mr. MINGMAR SHERPA
E-mail: mingmar@12summit.org
Mr. Mingmar Sherpa is a 6 times Mount Everest Summiteer.
Behind the Foundation
Mingmar Sherpa
Mingmar is from the Lower Everest Region of Nepal, in an area known as the Middle Hills.
He was born in the village of Damar a 3 day trek from the nearest road-serviced town.
As a boy growing up, Mingmar’s family struggled and he often went shoe less, but on clear days he could see the sun glinting off the peak of Mount Everest to the north.
And he could dream.
The Middle Hills are off the beaten track, far from the wealthier, more populated areas of southern Nepal and not close enough to Everest to benefit from the steady flow of foreign money and aid that the expeditions to the world’s highest mountain attract.
Mingmar began working as a porter in 1984, and then became an assistant cook for treks and expeditions, and finally a Sherpa guide. In the off-season he undertook various forms of work to support his family.
One enterprise involved carrying supplies from Jiri to Namche Bazar, most notably salt in chunks weighing up to 30 kilograms. Each journey with those heavy loads took seven to nine days.
Mingmar worked as an assistant cook on his first Everest expedition in 1991. There was no turning back.
For the next 10 years he worked as guide and cook for Tomaz Humar, the well-known Slovenian climber who was the first to conquer the South Face of Dhaulagiri, at 8167-meters, the seventh highest mountain in the world.
Since then, Mingmar has summitted Everest six times, guiding clients from all over the world. Despite this amazing accomplishment, even more extraordinary is Mingmar’s extensive experience at high altitude.
He has climbed to the South Col 45 times carrying equipment, setting up camps, and fixing ropes, mostly without the assistance of supplemental oxygen.
It is here, on this windswept gap on the sharp-edged ridge between Mount Everest and Lhotse, where climbers attempting to summit the world’s highest peak, make their final stop at Camp IV. In 2003, Mingmar accomplished another impressive feat, spending 55 continuous days as a cook at Everest’s camp 2, which is situated at 21,330 feet.
Today Mingmar, a member of the Nepal Mountaineering Association and the Everest Summiteers Association, lives in Kathmandu with his family and works as a guide, leading treks to peaks that include Island Peak, Labuche, Pokalde, Machermo, Mera, Thorang, and Chuli East.
He helps facilitate climbing trips to other major
peaks and guides in India and Tibet.
Yet despite his vast experience, Mingmar’s favorite treks remain those in his home area around Damar Village, such as Pikey Peak.
So, it is no surprise that is here that Mingmar wishes to focus the efforts of the foundation.
Much has changed since he was a boy, running barefoot along the paths of his village. Generous donations, many from clients he has guided, have helped road project, zinc roof, stove chimney and helped at local school can be replaced well as other improvements. But there is still much work to be done.
Poverty, inadequate medical care and difficult access to schools are still problems that require attention.
In April 2015, a devastating earthquake shook Nepal,killing nearly 9,000 people and injuring many more. In villages like Damar, so far from the capital of Katmandu, help was long in coming and in many places damage from the quake is still evident.
For Mingmar, helping to improve the economy, health, and education of his homeland, is a way of closing the circle that began with a young boy looking out on the towering peaks of Nepal.
Founder
Mr. KAMI SHERPA
Email: kami@12summit.org
Kami Sherpa is a 6 times Mount Everest Summiteer
He was born in Lower Everest Region of Nepal in Ragailand He owns:
EVEREST SHERPA TRAVEL
with well experience on the tourism field since 1998 1998 Working for Peak Promotion Trekking and mountaineering agency in Nepal as a Trekking, Tour & mountaineering Guide.
Kami Sherpa also climbed many mountains over (20,000 feet) Peaks to (29,035 Feet) with leading client in Nepal including three times Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and 6 times Mt. Everest summit with many different Expedition including Rotary Centennial Everest Expedition. 2005 first team to hoist Rotary club international flag/Banner on the top of Mt. Everest after year 2005 three times more within three years period as being a Rotary club international member on top of mount Everest and total 6 times on top.
Climbed mount Everest and established the record to climbed Mount Everest as a first official Television journalist also live broadcast with Nepal Television.
KAMI SHERPA wanted to do something batter for the future generation of the country side young people from where he was born.
There are lots of young kids left behind from even basic education which is most important for this generation and trying to help for those who needed most and for them who cannot offer their education.
We are looking for help build school and getting scholarship for the needy kids and health post, health education and lots more.
There are lots of need of help and we like you to join us and help those who needs most.
please contact us if you are interested for join helping this program.
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