Japanese Scout conquers Baden Powell Scout Peak

           

Japanese Rover Masaki Nagashima is the first Scout this year who successfully reached the Baden Powell Scout Peak which is 5,890 meters above sea level. The message was confirmed by team leader Naresh Maharjan directly from the base camp on 2nd March.

The Japanese group, comprised of two Japanese Rovers, team leader Nepali Naresh Maharjan with three other sherpas started their expedition on 23rd February with a send-off ceremony organized by Nepal Tourism in Bhadrakali which noted that this expedition was the first for 2012.

Baden Powell Scout Peak is a mushroom shaped mountain situated in the Langtang region where the trail is located off-the-beaten-track, away from the usual trekking crowd. The villages dotting the trail remained pristine and untouched by modernity. The Baden Powell Scout Peak was named after the Lord Baden Powell of Gilwell as Nepal Scouts’ own way of commemorating the 100 years of World Scouting in 2007.

In the past, 22 Scouts from Australia, Korea, Finland, Nepal, Singapore and Scouts of China have already reached the Baden Powell Scout Peak and were given “Baden Powell Scout Peak Climber Badge.” A total of 45 Scouts from Bangladesh, India, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Sri Lanka also took part and received a “Certificate of Participation.”

Source: http://www.scout.org