Mountain Legacy Projects

Current Projects

The Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal is awarded "for remarkable service in the conservation of culture and nature in remote mountainous regions." See www.hillarymedal.com

Bridges to Nepal: Mountain Legacy is collaborating with Bridges: Projects in Rational Tourism Development (Bridges-PRTD) to initiate a new sports-management focused study-abroad program. See www.bridgesnepal.com

Moving Mountains: Journal of Sport for Development and Peace: Mountain Legacy is collaborating with Himalayan Journal of Sciences and faculty of SUNY Cortland and Tribhuvan University to initiate a new journal focused on the UN theme of sport for development and peace. [More...]

Mountain Legacy is compiling a directory of volunteer opportunities in remote mountainous regions. [More...]

The Rolwaling Mountain Legacy Institute: Mountain Legacy is organizing a unique mountain research center in Rolwaling Valley, Nepal. [More...]

Completed Projects

Mountain Hazards, Mountain Tourism (November 7-December 7, 2006) Online E-Conference. See www.econf.org http://discountpashmina.biz/mountainlegacy/econf.html

Namche Conference: People, Park and Mountain Ecotourism