The North Side Of Everest

                                       The North Side Of  Everest

      Since 1989 all the Tibetan side mountain has been included within the Chomolungma Nature Reserve a huge area that extends far beyond the immediate confines of mount Everest itself. Under the terms of the agenda of rt he Nature Reserve Program me not only is wildlife and the natural Environment due for protection but so too is the important cultural heritage of the area. However in view of the large scale desecration of monasteries and other symbols of the Buddhist faith that has occurred under Chinese Occupation it will be interesting to see how this ambitious project is maintained. The southern boundary of the homological Nature Reserve is the lofty frontier ridge which in the Sagarmatha National park of Nepal thus providing complete protection for the world’s highest mountain on paper at least. While it is necessary to Camb to the viewpoints of kala pattar or Gokyo Ri to see anything more than the summit tip of Everest from the Nepalese side the mountains northern aspect is clearly visible far off on the Tibetan plain. It was of fours e from the north that it was first properly explored the first seven expeditions approaching through the windblown fastness of Tibet.