LHAKPA GELU DOT NET
My latest website creation is done - http://www.lhakpagelu.net/ (woo hoo!!!). Go there now.
Lhakpa Gelu has done some remarkable things in his life. Getting to the top of Everest 14 times and setting a speed record by going from Everest Base Camp to the summit in under 11 hours are just a couple. I think he would argue that his greatest accomplishment so far was watching his son, Ang Dawa, get a high school diploma.
Lhakpa Gelu is passionate about education. To that end, he started the Lhakpa Gelu Foundation, an organization that is raising funds to pay for three English teachers in LG's home town of Kharikola, located in the Khumbu Valley, the gateway to Mount Everest.
I first met LG in 2007 at LAX when he and Apa Sherpa (most summits of Everest - 20) were flying to Kathmandu from Salt Lake City. Our Everest team hired their company, World Records Expeditions and Treks, for our Everest 2007 expedition.
My impression of Lhakpa Gelu was not unlike what most people say of the Nepalese in general - sweet, happy, with sparkling eyes and a quiet voice. But the guy is an animal on the mountain and I'll leave it at that.
The great Lhakpa Gelu is one of the most well-liked and respected Sherpas in Nepal. Visit his website and read more about him.
Lhakpa Gelu has done some remarkable things in his life. Getting to the top of Everest 14 times and setting a speed record by going from Everest Base Camp to the summit in under 11 hours are just a couple. I think he would argue that his greatest accomplishment so far was watching his son, Ang Dawa, get a high school diploma.
Lhakpa Gelu is passionate about education. To that end, he started the Lhakpa Gelu Foundation, an organization that is raising funds to pay for three English teachers in LG's home town of Kharikola, located in the Khumbu Valley, the gateway to Mount Everest.
I first met LG in 2007 at LAX when he and Apa Sherpa (most summits of Everest - 20) were flying to Kathmandu from Salt Lake City. Our Everest team hired their company, World Records Expeditions and Treks, for our Everest 2007 expedition.
My impression of Lhakpa Gelu was not unlike what most people say of the Nepalese in general - sweet, happy, with sparkling eyes and a quiet voice. But the guy is an animal on the mountain and I'll leave it at that.
The great Lhakpa Gelu is one of the most well-liked and respected Sherpas in Nepal. Visit his website and read more about him.
The photo above is of me sandwiched between the two celebs, Apa and Lhakpa Gelu, at LAX. Some people like to have their photos taken with famous politicians and actors. I like to be photographed with these guys.
And the photo that is the banner of this blog? That is Lama Jangbu, Lhakpa Gelu's older brother who was our Sherpa on Everest in 2007.
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