Thursday, March 20, 2014
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Sky is the limit for Dharmaraja Rovers
By Ananda Melpitiya
The Rover Crew of the 1st Kandy Dharmaraja Scout Group is planned to expedite Mt. Everest of Himalayas again this March. They organized this memorable event to mark the 125th Anniversary of Dharmaraja College and the Centenary of 1st Kandy Dharmaraja Scout Group.
The Rover Crew of the 1st Kandy Dharmaraja Scout Group is planned to expedite Mt. Everest of Himalayas again this March. They organized this memorable event to mark the 125th Anniversary of Dharmaraja College and the Centenary of 1st Kandy Dharmaraja Scout Group.
The 1st
Kandy Dharmaraja Scout Group has a remarkable history of trekking Mt. Everest. Eight
contingents of Dharmaraja Scouts have already reached this milestone and flew
their flags sky high in the Mount Everest. In 1982, Scout Leader of the Group, Ajith
Jayasekara started the trek Mount Everest as the first Sri Lankan to reach Mt. Everest.
Again in 1985, a contingent comprising of 9 senior Scouts reached the Everest
under the guidance of Ajith Jayasekara.
The latest
ninth contingent comprising of 14 Rovers, who have a great amount of experience
in hiking in Sri Lankan mountains such as Saptha Kanya, Knuckles, Namunukula,
Bible Rock etc. Also they have been participated in training sessions
continuous at the Grounds as well as in the Swimming Pool.
The trekking
program will be commencing March and conclude in April. They hope to start
their trekking from the Sherpa village called “Giri-Bazzar”. They will leave
the island on 20th of March for Chennai. From Chennai they plan to
reach the ‘Gorakpur Station’ from train for 3 days and cross the Indian border in
‘Sonali’, and hoping to reach Kathmandu and then their starting point to
“Giri-Bazzar”.
They will
start their journey from a height of 11,283
feet from sea level and the destination which they are aiming will be 21,300
feet from sea level. There will be several difficult mountains which they have
to climb over to reach the Everest Base Camp and the 1st Camp. They
have to overcome the high altitude and the less oxygen level. For this they
need to have a big confidence on themselves as well as a great amount of
endurance. On this expedition they will be hoping to reach the Everest Base Camp
and the First Camp. Everest Base Camp, a height of 5360 meters is the highest place
where a Sri Lankan had ever reached.
Their theme
is “Beyond Expedition”, gives the
message that they will bring glory to Sri Lanka and to their alma mater by
reaching the highest ever place where a Sri Lankan has ever reached.
The team consists of Manjula
Wijesiriwardene (Group Scout Master), Buddhika Karunathilaka, Vidhura Munasinghe, Kasun
Wimalasooriya, Chamodh Dharmadhasa, Dinidu Lochana Bandara, Sapumal Witharana, Vimukthi
Bandara, Duruthu Karunarathne, Kavindu Abeyrathne, Ishanka Fernando, Nayana
Gunathilaka, Anuradha Ulagoda and Akila Ranasinghe.
Monday, March 17, 2014
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