Adventure ‘Rock Climbing’ at Bhimeshwor (photos)
A height of 25 meters has been hoisted up to a height of 25 meters by professional rock climbers around 9 kilometers from Dolakha Bazar Charikot, near Sokla village.
DOLAKHA: The ‘Rock Climbing Festival 2080’ has been hosted in Sokla village of Dolakha’s Bhimeshwor Municipality-2.
A two-day rock climbing festival has been scheduled from Jestha 18-19 (June 1-2) to promote tourism in Dolakha area.
A height of 25 meters has been hoisted up to a height of 25 meters by professional rock climbers around 9 kilometers from Dolakha Bazar Charikot, near Sokla village.
Sokla Tourism Development Society and Mounted Guide Association of Nepal (MOGAN) have cleared three routes and put them into use after six months of research.
The festival was organized with financial assistance from the Nepal Tourism Board and technical assistance from the Mounted Guide Association of Nepal (MOGAN).
According to the Sokla Tourism Development Committee, there are plans to keep this cliff open after the festival and use it as a training ground for the Nepal Police and Army. “It’s not just for the festival day; we’ll train locals and bring domestic and foreign tourists here,” says Arjun Pakhrin, president of the Sokla Tourism Development Society.
He says, ‘This festival has been organized to inform that there is a rock climbing spot in Dolakha and to make it the main destination for rock climbing near the capital.’
For rock climbing, one climber climbs by tying a rope in a harness around his waist, another skilled person climbs with the help of a rope below.
According to Sanjiv Gurung, president of the Mounted Guide Association of Nepal (Mogan), a technical sponsor of the festival, ‘As of this rock climbing area near Sokla village, work should be continued forward to create a homestay in Sokla village.’
Sokla Tourism Development Society has started adventure tourism activities with a master plan to promote tourism in this area, according to the organizing organization.
Stating that tourism is the main basis for the prosperity and development of Dolakha, Sokla Tourism Development Society has been conducting various activities to promote tourism in this area.
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