Imja Tsho Action Run 2009 - Sherpa village's innovative events help them respond to climate change from wwf fight Watch Video
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Description: Could you outrun a glacial lake outburst flood? On June 18, 2009 almost 140 runners answered that question as they raced from the Imja Tsho glacial lake near Everest to a Sherpa village about 35km away. The Imja Tsho Action Run event was sponsored by a variety of non-profit organizations such as iDEAS and the community of Khumjung plus NGOs such as WWF-Nepal and ICIMOD. The North Face was a lead sponsor. To start the event, the monks of the local monastery brought a sacred dragon and lion down f
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