Kaji, the hero.

Only a few days ago, the Italians sadly lost their Sherpa Dawa while he was climbing the Lhotse face of Mt Everest and was killed by a piece of falling ice. May God rest his soul.

Kaji, who is our Base Camp Sirdar, has kindly agreed to give the
Italians the use of two of our Sherpas to help them re-establish themselves on the mountain after their tragic loss.

Kaji is no stranger to tragedy. As a high altitude climbing Sherpa, he
Was nearly killed in 1999 in an avalanche on Kangchenjunga. During the fall, his knee was completely dislocated and his foot hit him in the chin.

Since then he has had several surgeries, but has not been able to climb. Nevertheless, he has become a hell of a Base Camp Sirdar and we are deeply indebted to him.

Out of gratitude for his selfless service to foreign climbers we are putting his three children through school. His son Lakpa has just earned his bachelor's degree.

Dan

I have attached a photo here of the Italian team who came to visit our Base Camp and our Base Camp Sirdar Kaji. Are you able to see it?

This photo was taken in our Base Camp a few minutes ago. From left to right, appearing in the photo is:

Roberto Manni

Fausto Destafani

Kaji Tamang

Sergio Martini