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Dawa Sherpa: Talk for VOC · Friday, March 3rd, 2023
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Start: Friday, Mar. 3rd, 5:30 pm
Description:
Dawa Sherpa Lama is a Sherpa trekking guide and tourism entrepreneur born in the foothills of Mt. Kanchenjunga in Nepal. He is visiting UBC over the next couple weeks and has graciously offered to give a talk to the VOC about his experience working in the Himalayan mountaineering community.
Dawa has Masters Degree in Business Studies from Tribhuban University of Nepal and he has climbed Mt. Amadbalm (6812m) in 2021 and Mt. Everest (8848.86m) in 2022. He is the founder and managing director of Dream Himalaya Adventures, a logistics company for Himalayan trekking and expedition operations.
Come to Allard Rm 104 on Friday March 03 at 5:30pm for Dawa's talk, followed by some time for questions and light refreshments* afterwards! The event is open to the public (non-VOC members too)! Please bring your own tupperware/utensil for food–to cut down on plastic consumption, we will not be providing these!
*please mark yourself as interested so I can get the right amount of food
Posted: 2023-02-22 21:56:54
Last modified: 2023-03-02 20:43:48