Lost & found

Maya Sharma, employee of International Mountain Museum found a ladies purse contained Rs 1050 and an umbrella on Asadh 15, 2073. Office Chief of IMM handed over the items to the owner, Ms Shanti Limbu who was a visitor of IMM from Panchthar, Nagi-1.

Museum Curator Training at IMM :

Annapurna Conservation Area Project organized the Museum Curator Training on 13 & 14 Asadh 2073 at Conference Hall of International Mountain Museum, Pokhara.Total 14 participants from different museums, participated in the training. Mr. Bal Prasad Rai, Office Chief & Museologist of International Mountain Museum and Mr. Sandeep Khanal, Museum Chief of Regional Museum, Pokhara presented their paper on the training. The whole Program was coordinated by Mr. Binayak Sherchen of ACAP. 

President of Lions Club International visit's to IMM

 President of Lions Club International, Mr. Bob Corlew visited              International Mountain Museum on 2073/2/29(7 June 2016).                                          

Senior Citizens of "Bindabasini Jestha Nagarik Milan Kendra" visit to IMM :

"Bindabasini Jestha Nagarik Milan Kendra" managed under "Bindabasini Dharmik Chhetra Bikas Samiti" organized the visit to International Mountain Museum, Gharipatan, Pokhara. On the request of the management committee IMM administration managed the free entrance for the senior citizens. Altogether 37 members (33 senior citizens and 4 helpers) visited International Mountain Museum on Jestha 29, 2073(7 June 2016).

Celebration of 66th Annapurna Day and closing ceremony of World Peace Puja-2073

Nepal Mountaineering Association -Annapurna Chapter celebrated the 66th Annapurna Day and closing ceremony of World Peace Puja-2073 on 3 June 2016 at 8.00am at conference hall of International Mountain Museum, Gharipatan Pokhara. NMA President,Mr Ang Tshering Sherpa was the Chief guest of the program. Immediate Past President of NMA, Mr. Zimba Jangbu Sherpa; First VP of NMA and Convener of International Mountain Museum,Mr. Santa Bir Lama; Second VP, Mr. Deebas Bikram Shah; Advisors of NMA,Mr. Dinesh Gurung and Dr. Ganesh Gurung; Board members, Dr. Hari Prasad Shrestha, Mr. Prem Gurung, Mr. Lhakpa Sherpa, IMM Committee members, World Peace Pooja Commitee members,Nepal Mountaineering Association -Annapurna Chapter members, personalities from different tourism sectors and NMA/IMM staff attended the program.On the program, Annapurna chapter felicitate an Annapurna Climber, Mr Chhiji Sherpa.The donor and contributor of World Peace Pooja were also awarded by appreciation letter in the program. The whole program was conducted by secretary of NMA-Annapurna Chapter, Mr. Kripa Kumar Gurung.

Celebration of 9th International Sagarmatha (Everest) Day – 29th May 2016

Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation organized a program to celebrate 9th International a Sagarmatha (Everest) Day on 29th May 2016. The program started with the morning procession from Sanchaya Kosh Building, Thamel and ended at Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) premises. Mt. Everest Summiteers and other mountaineers, High level government officials, advisors and members of Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), and representative from different tourism related organization were present in the program.

The official program started at the premises of NTB after the arrival of Chief Guest the Rt. Hon'ble Prime Minister K P Oli, he offered garland to the statues of Tenzing Sherpa, Edmund Hillary and Boris Lisanevich. After the welcome speech by Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa, Member Secretary for International Sagarmatha (Everest) Day Main Organizing Committee & President, Nepal Mountaineering Association chief guest inaugurated the program by lighting up the lamp. The program observed one-minute silence in memory of the demise of known and unknown mountaineers.

The Expeditions on Everest was disturbed since 2013. Due to the local dispute in 2013; the avalanche of 2014, which killed 16 Nepalese Everest Climbers and Earthquake of April of the last year, created the situation of worst upon mountain tourism of Nepal. But this year's successful expeditions erased all these negative connotations and helped our mountain tourism to reposition it almost in previous stage. While talking about the successful expeditions, it is worthwhile to mention about the contribution of nine Nepalese climbers this year, who fixed the rope on the way to the summit of Everest in this season on time. They completed the very difficult task of rope fixation putting their lives in risk and their achievement is reflected in the successful ascent of Everest by more than 400 climbers in the Spring Season of this year. Therefore, on the occasion of International Sagarmatha (Everest) Day, the chief guest of the program felicitated following courageous hard worked climbers with the cash prize of Rs. 50,000 per climber managed by Nepal Mountaineering Association.

Visit to IMM

A group of 15 members from Japanese Alpine Club  visited the International Mountain Museum (IMM), Pokhara on 6 May 2016 headed by the  Past President of Japanese Alpine Club, Mr. Takehiko Sugiyama.