Tenzing - Hillary Everest Marathon 2006
Distance: 42km
Adventure trail running
Location of event: Meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal/actual event starts a the foot of Mt. Everest.
Actual trek to starting line: May 14 - June 2, 2006
Event date: May 29, 2006
Time: 7:00am
Cost: $2085 per runner
Cost for non-runner joining runner: $1885 per person
What is included: This is a fully supported trek with everything included, except international airfare.
Arrival: Everyone will be staying at the Kathmandu Guest House in Kathmandu for two nights, before we head off to the Everest area.
Course description: You will spend two nights in tents at Everest base camp acclimatizing. The race will be run on May 29, starting at 7am and running until dark. The elevation at the Khumbu ice fall the starting point of the race just above Everest bc, is approximately 18,000 ft. The race starts as you run through the glacial moraine then onto a trekking trail that is well marked winding through villages, until reaching the village Namche Bazaar, elevation 11,300 ft. There are two steep sections with 2000 ft. elevation gains and loses.
Airfare: International airfare if is your responsibility. The cost of airfare round trip from Boston to Kathmandu, Nepal is about $1600 USD. I can help arrange that for you.
Awards: Certificates of completion.
Metals for 1, 2 and 3 place men and women finishers. One catagory for Nepalese and another for foreigners.
Banquet following race finish
Official website:
www.HimalayanMarathon.com
Contact: Becky Harrison - North American race organizer
PO Box 446
Bartlett, NH 03812
Phone: 603-374-2438
becky@adventuroustrekker.com
Becky Harrison
