KATHMANDU, JULY 12: Nepal has set a record for the world's highest altitude hotel. Everest Inn Private Limited, in a village near Gorakshep, Everest Base Camp in Solukhumbu district, has become the highest altitude hotel in the world. The hotel is located at an altitude of 5,180 meters. Everest Inn Private Limited has received an official certificate from World Books Records London as the world's highest altitude hotel.
During a function in the capital on Monday evening, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Jeevan Ram Shrestha and Chairman of the Nepal Chapter Sagar Katuwal handed over the official certificate of World Books Records to Managing Director of the hotel Pasang Chhiring Sherpa. Speaking on the occasion, Minister Shrestha said that it was a matter of happiness and pride for all Nepalis to have such a record by a hotel of Nepal. He expressed confidence that the hotel would be another base to introduce Nepal in the days to come.
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Minister Shrestha said, "I am confident that such hotels will further contribute to the promotion of Nepal's tourism sector." He said the coronavirus pandemic had affected the tourism sector more than any other sector, adding that the ministry was discussing how to restore it. Minister Shrestha also announced that the agendas to revive the business in the tourism sector will be announced within a few days. Katuwal, Nepal Representative of World Books Records, said that this record has brought Nepal's name to the world in a new way and congratulated the managing director of the hotel. Managing Director Sherpa said that the hotel has been in operation since 2004.
He recalled that the hotel was built with great difficulties as it was very challenging to build a hotel in that place. "There is nothing else that can be seen except white snow and black rocks. No crops can be grown there. I have built a hotel with high cost and difficulties for transporting raw materials,” Sherpa said, “Today, I am very happy this program made me realize that I have accomplished something in my life.” Record holder director and journalist Phurba Sherpa, singer Nirnaya Shrestha, Milan Gurung, Ajay Adhikari Sushil, photographer Hari Gopal Pradhan and many others were present in the program.
