Dawa Steven Sherpa, Managing Director of Asian Trekking (P) Ltd made his first ascent of Mt. Everest in the Spring of 2007. A new insight into some of the threats to his roots in the Khumbu inspired him to take up the cause of Global Warming and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) with special focus on the Khumbu. He decided to organize a program with a platform that would attract maximum global attention - the Eco Everest. Dawa Steven wanted to field-test an eco-sensitive approach to climbing in the Himalaya that would be environmentally beneficial and cost effective on a commercial scale.