Mt. Khakabo Razi Expedition Press Conference Held By The Invitation Of Nature

Yangon University Hiking and Mountaineering team’s president U Myo Thant and media in charge of the team U Kyaw Naing held press conference of Khakabo Razi expedition at Peace hall, Royal Rose restaurant, Yangon, on September 21, 1.00 pm sharp. This press conference was attended by a number of news media.
President U Myo Thant from the invitation of nature foundation explained concerning with Khakabo Razi expedition during this press conference. He also acknowledged that they really thank Htoo Foundation which is searching two missing mountaineers with humanitarian spirit.
(For supporters of Htoo Foundation, we presented brief news concerning with this press conference which was held by the invitation of nature foundation.)
For conquering Mt. Khakabo Razi expedition plan, president U Myo Thant was director and two climbers who missing during this climbing, Ko Aung Myint Myat was team leader and Ko Wai Yan Min Thu was team manager.
During this expedition, Ko Aung Myint Myat and Ko Wai Yan Min Thu were summit team and others climbing members were base team.
This expedition consist of eight camps and until camp- 8 which is closest one to peak, summit team and base team could make communication when they were other champs. But base team which included six members could not see the route which is from champ-8 to the peak.
Summit team ascended planed camps since last August 22, they arrived at the peak on August 31, 4.25 pm and could make communication to each others. Ko Wai Yan Min Thu made contact to base team members by walkie-talkie that the summit team arrived the peak 4.28 pm.
By walkie-talkie, summit and base teams made communication and sang national anthem and mountaineering song. They also set up Myanmar national flag and team’s flag. Moreover, they took photographs with flags of sponsors Premier and KBZ. They enshrined some kind of Buddha relics and other activities which was prepared at base.
After singing national anthem and song of the invitation of nature climbing team, Ko Wai Yan Min Thu said that walkie-talkie’s battery was almost dead. From that moment, base team lost contact with walkie-talkie of summit team.
And then, Ko Zaw Zin Khaing, Ko Myo Nyunt Than, Ko Han Lin Htun, Ko Kyaw Htun Naing, Ko Mg Mg Pyae Sone and Ko Zayar Htun who were base team members waiting at base camp till the evening of September 5 according to their agreement.
But the summit team were fail to show up in due time, so base team had Ko Unn Twin who is not only head man of Tahondum village but also a guide to find summit team at 15800 feet height.
At 15800 feet, he waited three hours but Ko Aung Myint Myat and Ko Wai Yan Min Thu did not show up. After that, base team waited on September 6 and they searched again at 16200 feet height.
However, over 16200 feet height is to climb with mountaineering gears and special trained skill. On the other hand the supporting team members also could be faced with dangerous situations at this height. So they searched missing two climbers about two hours at 16200 ft above sea level and returned to inform mother unit.
Therefore, they started to descend from base camp on September 8. On September 9, supporting team arrived Tahondun village. They made contact to Yangon by U Namar Johnsin’s satellite phone on September 9 to get further instructions.
Supporting team had to arrange matter of porter and ration during September 10-12 and they arrived Panandin village on September 12 even facing a number of hardships.
After that, they returned Putao townships on September 16, by rescue helicopters from Htoo Foundation. On September 19, they reached Yangon by flight which was provided by Htoo Foundation. Today, September 21, the invitation of nature foundation made press conference to inform public.
Not only Htoo Foundation but none of Htoo Group Of Companies made sponsorship in this Hkakabo Razi expedition. But Htoo Foundation is doing search and rescue tasks with sheer compassionate of human being.

Mt.Hkakabo Razi Expedition Press Conferenc (31 photos)