Danish Mountaineer plans to hoist UN flag atop Everest
Danish mountaineer Morgen Jensen plans to summit Mt Everest and hoist the flag of the United Nations and leave a copy of Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the summit to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the declaration.
A 60-member team of Danish human right activists, including Jensen, left for Lukla on April 4.
Jensen, who has already reached the summit of Mt Cho Oyu, plans to reach the summit sometimes between May 22 and 25.
The team – Human Rights Base Camp Trek – will hand over the UN flag to Jensen at the Everest Base Camp. Jensen also plans to talk to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon from the top of summit over satellite phone. ......
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