Everest Team: adventure, not misadventure

All the members of Bangladesh Everest Team-1 have the experience to trek nearly all the high mountains of Bangladesh. And the members of the second team know as 'Mountain Dew team Extreme' are very young and have recently been recruited under our guidance.

It is important to say mountaineering and climbing are not a matter of joke. We know it well. To become a climber and mountaineer a very tough training and hard work is must with first class physical and mental abilities. In the mean time, eight mountaineers of Bangladesh have completed basic mountaineering course from various mountaineering institutes of India. At present two members are undergoing training. Six members are on the way to Everest Base Camp for feasibility study and acclimatisation. Individual and team preparations are going on simultaneously in a very pre-planned manner. In September, the seniors will take part in advance course and juniors will do the basics. Each and every one is bound to complete four types of courses to gather mountaineering knowledge. We have a plan to summit a peak within October-November,2004. Through this type of continuous efforts a good number of climbers and mountaineers will come out. Through this type of programme within five to ten years, a group will be formed for final expedition targeting Everest.

On 21st September,2003, Bangladesh Everest team was formed. But that was not the beginning. Maruf, Reja and Ripon three youths of Dhaka trekked Keokeradong in 1998 and from then trekking became popular in Bangladesh.

We are not expecting sudden success. Our expectation is high but we are just the beginners of the relay. The coming generation will hoist the red-green flag on the top.