$30,000 award established for Himalayan mountaineering contributors

Everest Alliance Nepal and Chinese firm GoNature Outdoor Sports Group set up the ‘largest’ prize in the mountaineering sector to recognise individuals and institutions supporting alpine communities.

A $30,000 (around Rs4.6 million) award has been established to recognise individuals and organisations contributing to the development of Nepal’s mountaineering sector and Himalayan communities. The prize is said to be the largest ever established in Nepal’s alpine and mountaineering sector.