Thursday, 20 May 2021, 11:23 am
Visitors to Aoraki/Mount Cook next weekend (29-30 May)
will have the chance to participate in the Hermitage
Hotel’s ‘Hike 5 for Hillary’, an initiative coinciding
with Everest Day to raise funds for The Himalayan
Trust.
Saturday 29 May marks the day Sir Edmund
Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay successfully completed the
first ascent of Mt Everest. The Himalayan Trust launched
Everest Day to acknowledge this great achievement, celebrate
the connection between New Zealand and Nepal and raise money
for communities in the Everest region.
‘Hike 5 for
Hillary’ will see participants donate $5 in exchange for a
bespoke passport style booklet with five hikes listed