Himalayan News Service

Kathmandu, July 21:

Himalaya Expeditions (HimEX) and Physical Culture and Sports Bureau of Tibet (PCSBT), China, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote Adventure Sports Events in Nepal and Tibet. President of HimEX Bikrum Pandey and PCSBT secretary general Yao Zhi signed the agreement. Yao Zhi is in Kathmandu to finalise the proposed Lhasa-Kathmandu Auto Rally scheduled for October 7. Both the parties agreed to organise Trans-Himalayan Marathon (Tibet-Nepal); Trans-Himalayan Mountain Bike Race (Nepal-Tibet); and Lhasa Marathon, all events scheduled for next year. Meanwhile, HimEX announced to organise the Trans-Himalayan Mountain Bike Race, to be held on August 1, next year, from the Upper Base Camp of Tibet-side Mount Everest.