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Video screenshot from DENR-Davao FB Page
+ May 30, 2021 THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Davao Region (DENR-Davao) warned trekkers from doing indecent behaviors at Mount Apo as this would result in them getting banned from trekking the mountain.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, May 29, DENR-Davao posted a video of a certain trekker drinking wine or liquor at the mountain s peak while making unnecessary noise and showing indecent behavior.
DENR-Davao reminded all trekkers to respect the sanctity of Mount Apo and strictly follow trekking policies imposed by the Protected Area Management Board (Pamb) of Mount Apo. These policies include strict prohibition of nudity, indecent activities, and unnecessary noise.
Mountaineers start week strong, falter at end
May 12, 2021BERLIN The Berlin Mountaineer varsity baseball team began a busy three-game week last Monday with a walkoff victory over the Woodsville Engineers at home by a score of 4-3. Unfortunately, that would be the high water mark of the week for Berlin as they would then drop back to back games on Thursday and Friday to Littleton and Laconia. The Mountaineers currently stand with a record of 5-3 and they quickly progress into the second half of the regular season.
On Monday, the Mountaineers would be led offensively by Griffin Melanson (3-4, two runs, one RBI) and Tyler Rousseau (2-4, one run, double), while freshman Kolin Melanson would throw six solid innings before giving way to Carter Poulin in the seventh inning. Griffin Melanson would tie the game at one in the bottom of the second inning as he would scamper home on a passed ball. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Kolin Melanson would drive home the go ahead run in the form
Nepal issues record climbing permits
Nepal issues record climbing permits
IANS / Updated: Apr 26, 2021, 06:00 IST
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KATHMANDU Nepali authorities have issued a record number of expedition-permits for Mt Qomolangma, defying expectations of reduced number of permit issuance compared to past years amid Covid-19 pandemic.
The Himalayan country issued a record 394 permits for the Mt.Qomolangma, the world’s tallest peak by Friday, which broke the earlier record of 381 permits issued in 2019, according to the
Department of Tourism, which issues such permits,
Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
“We had not expected that such a large number of mountaineers would be cl imbing the Mt Qomolangma in the middle of the pandemic,”