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| April 6, 2010 | Record-breaking Nepalese Sherpa to scatter Hillary's ashes on Mt Everest | | Kathmandu: A record-breaking Nepalese Sherpa has flown to Mount Everest to prepare to scatter the ashes of its most celebrated climber, Sir Edmund Hillary. Apa, who with 19 successful climbs
holds the record for the most trips to the summit, flew from the Nepalese capital,
Katmandu, to Lukla, where he will begin yet another trek up Everest - this time
to deposit Sir Edmund's remaining ashes and clean up the peak, reports the Daily
Express. "I have three goals during my 20th climb of Everest. I will be taking
and scattering the ashes of Edmund Hillary at the summit, clean up the mountain
and promote Nepal as tourism destination," said the 49-year-old Apa, who like
most Sherpas goes by one name. Apa and his fellow climbers - 17 other Sherpas
and 12 Westerners - plan to collect 15,400lb (7,000kg) of rubbish, a growing environmental
problem on the Himalayan peak. They plan to pay porters to help bring down the
refuse. Apa and his team plan to scale the summit in May, when the weather is
most favourable.
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