Himalayan Trust
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The Himalayan Trust is a non-profit organization set up by Sir Edmund Hillary
after his successful first ascent of Mount Everest
in 1953. The organization is dedicated to improving the living conditions and economy of people living in the Himalayas
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Projects sponsored by the HT include:
Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...
after his successful first ascent of Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
in 1953. The organization is dedicated to improving the living conditions and economy of people living in the Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
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Projects sponsored by the HT include:
- Kunde HospitalKunde HospitalKunde Hospital is a hospital in the town of Kunde, Nepal, that serves 8,000 people from Khumbu district. It is situated 3,840 metres above sea level and was founded by Sir Edmund Hillary in 1966...
- Built in 1966 in the village of Kunde just north of Namche Bazaar, Nepal. - Forestry Programme - nurseries at Phorche, Tashinga and Phurte.
- Khumjung School - Built in 1961 in the village of Khumjung (3,790m/12,435'), sister village to Kunde.