From the very beginning, the Himalayan Trust climbed and built on the same trips. A group would walk into the Khumbu, spend a month raising a schoolhouse or a hospital ward, then spend the next month on the high peaks putting up first ascents. Build a school, climb a mountain, and call it one expedition. Adventure and giving were never two things.

Seventy years on, that thread is unbroken, and it is still carried by real people. Join us in Christchurch for a relaxed evening of short talks, a panel and an audience Q&A with five New Zealand mountaineers whose stories run from Sir Ed’s era to the next generation heading for Everest.

A night of big mountains and the bond between New Zealand and Nepal, and a chance to support the Trust's education, health and clean-water work in the Everest region.

The details

Wednesday 5 August 2026
Doors 6:00pm, talks from 7:00pm, finishing around 9:00pm
Aldersgate Centre, 309 Durham St North, Christchurch (central city, ground floor, fully accessible)
Drinks available on the night. All ages welcome.
Tickets $15

We’d love to see you there.

Contact the host of Himalayan Trust Speakers Evening: Kiwi Mountaineering in the Himalayas

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