challenge everest

Challenge Everest2nd – 18th October 2009

Challenge Everest2nd – 18th October 2009

Stage One

Kathmandu

Challenge Everest

4500 feet above sea level

Challenge Everest2nd – 18th October 2009

Stage Two

Challenge Everest

9380 feet above sea level

Lukla

Challenge Everest

9380 feet above sea level

Sagarmatha National Park

Challenge Everest2nd – 18th October 2009

Stage Three

Namche Bazaar

Challenge Everest

11,300 feet above sea level

Challenge Everest2nd – 18th October 2009

Stage Four

Thyangboche

Challenge Everest

12687 feet above sea level

Challenge Everest2nd – 18th October 2009

Stage Five

Thyangboche

Challenge Everest

12687 feet above sea level

Challenge Everest

Kala Patar – Everest Base Camp

18282 feet above sea level

Gurkha Victoria Cross Holders

Rifleman Karanbahadur Rana3rd Gurkha Rifles, Palestine

10th April 1918

Subadar Lalbahadur Thapa,2nd Gurkha Rifles, Tunisia

5/6th April 1943

Havildar Gaje Ghale,5th Gurkha Rifles, Burma

27th May 1943

Rifleman Ganju Lama MM,7th Gurkha Rifles, Burma

12th June 1944

Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun,6th Gurkha Rifles, Burma

23rd June 1944

Subadar Netrabahadur Thapa,5th Gurkha Rifles, Burma

25/26th June 1944

Naik Agansing Rai,5th Gurkha Rifles, Burma

26th June 1944

Rifleman Sherbahadur Thapa,9th Gurkha Rifles, Italy

18/19th September 1944

Rifleman Lachiman Gurung,8th Gurkha Rifles, Burma

12/13th May 1945

Lance Corporal Rambahadur Limbu,10th Gurkha Rifles, Borneo

21st November 1965

Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung,2nd Gurkha Rifles, Burma

5th March 1945