"Legacies of Our Fathers": Endearing Lessons from Mount Everest on Climbing | Asia Summit 2024

00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:13 Peter Hillary's archival video
00:05:53 Why discuss Everest still?
00:06:52 Why discuss 71-year-old accomplishment?
00:10:41 What is a Sherpa?
00:13:20 1996 Mount Everest Disaster
00:14:54 Archival Photos from 1953
00:15:50 Sherpa's Contribution to Everest
00:17:31 Foundations honoring their fathers legacies
00:21:40 Impact of Climate in Nepal
00:24:31 Conversation Takeaways

Full session title: "Legacies of Our Fathers": Endearing Lessons from Mount Everest on Climbing, Culture, and Conservation

2023 marked the 70th anniversary of the first documented ascent of Mount Everest. Since then, Everest has been the pinnacle of extreme mountaineering and captured the imaginations of climbers and enthusiasts from around the world. In the process, it significantly transformed culture and tourism in Nepal and the wider Himalayan region. Today, the boom in extreme outdoor adventuring now poses challenges to the region's natural ecosystems as they try to balance culture, conservation, and livelihoods.

In this session, Peter Hillary and Jamling Tenzing, sons of the first two men to summit Mount Everest—Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay—talk about the lasting legacies of their fathers over the last 70 years since their first summit: the continuing hunt for extreme outdoor adventure, the impact on communities and livelihoods, and efforts to preserve the environment and cultural heritage in the face of burgeoning tourism, changing seasons, and climate change.

Moderator
Curtis S. Chin
Chair, Global Fellows and Senior Advisor, Global Markets, Milken Institute
Speakers

Peter Hillary
Chairperson, Himalayan Trust

Jamling Tenzing
Indian-Nepali Sherpa Everest Climber, Mountain Guide, and Author

Date: September 18-20, 2024
Location: Four Seasons Hotel Singapore

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