International Mountain Day 2019 was observed on December 11 with various events organised within the Kathmandu valley.
Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), in association with Nepal Tourism Board, Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal, Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents along with other tourism associations, had organized the events in the valley. The day was marked with the international slogan for this year — ‘Mountain Matters for Youth’.
The event kicked off by organising Tenzing-Hillary procession that commenced from Basantapur and passed through Chhetrapati, Ganeshman Singh Road, Thamel before concluding at NMA office in Naxal.