5/5 Sandeep S. 4 years ago on Google
Many
people
in
the
world
may
not
know
much
about
the
small
country
called
Nepal,
but
they
certainly
know
about
this
peak,
the
tallest
in
the
world,
called
Mount
Everest.
Not
only
this
highest
peak,
but
also
other
8
of
the
14
peaks
above
the
height
of
eight
thousand
meters
in
the
world
stand
tall
in
Himalayan
range
of
Nepal.
The
Himalaya
is
the
source
of
water
resources
for
billions
of
people
living
in
the
world.
Flora
and
fauna
in
the
Himalayan
range
is
the
natural
habitat
for
the
thousands
of
known
and
unknown
species
that
contribute
in
maintaining
and
restructuring
the
ecosystems
of
our
world,
day
and
night.
The
little
surfaced
cultural
values
of
the
mountain
people,
geological
mysteries
buried
underneath;
nature’s
serene
beauty-
wonders
on
its
rock-
hard
and
melting
surfaces-
make
the
Nepalese
proud
and
people
of
the
world
an
epicenter
for
their
explorations.
Mountains
and
mountaineering
have
a
history
of
their
own.
Without
preserving
it,
it
will
not
be
long
before
all
the
records
and
evidences
will
be
lost
forever.
Nepal
Mountaineering
Association
(NMA),
established
on
1
Nov
1973,
initiated
the
establishment
of
International
Mountain
Museum
(IMM)
in
Pokhara.
The
basic
objective
for
its
establishment
was
made
to
record,
document
and
chronicle
the
past
and
present
development
of
mountaineering
activities
in
the
world
in
general
and
to
preserve
the
saga
of
the
momentous
feats
in
the
history
of
mountaineering
in
the
Himalayan
peaks
in
particular.
The
foundation
stone
of
IMM
was
laid
on
1
Dec,
1995.
The
soft
opening
of
IMM
took
place
on
29
May,
2002
where
it
was
officially
opened
on
5
Feb,
2004.
Nepal's
eight
thousand
meter
high
peaks
records
names
of
thousands
of
successful
summiteers
until
now
but
its
history
is
very
young.
Mountaineers
M.
Herzog
and
Louis
Lachenal
scaled
up
Annapurna
on
3
June,
1950
and
since
then
the
records
follow.
Himalayan
range
of
Nepal
is
not
important
to
the
summiteers
record
holders
only
but
also
to
the
geologists,
environmentalists
and
sociologists
as
it
harbors
innumerable
mysteries
and
facts
the
scientists
and
geologists
are
striving
hard
to
dig
out.
And
all
its
values
and
mysteries
are
showcased
in
the
one
and
only
Mountain
Museum
in
the
world
-
the
International
Mountain
Museum,
right
at
the
footsteps
of
the
Himalayan
range,
in
Pokhara,
Nepal.
With
an
objective
of
maintaining
systematic
records
of
the
successful
eight
thousanders,
geographic
flora
and
fauna
and
human
activities
in
the
range,
the
International
mountain
Museum
has
been
established
at
the
foot
step
of
fishtail
peak
and
gate
way
to
the
mountain
region.
The
shape
of
the
museum
roof
itself
resembles
mountain
skyline
to
any
visitor
before
entering
the
museum
main
gate.
