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🏔️ Rugby on a Frozen Alpine Lake in Nepal

World’s Highest & Coldest T1 Rugby Match

📍 Event Location

Gokyo Lake (Dudh Pokhari), Gokyo Valley, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

• Altitude: 4,790 meters (15,715 ft)

• Season: January–February (peak frozen season)

• Setting: Frozen glacial lake surrounded by Himalayan giants like Everest, Lhotse, Cho Oyu

🎯 Event Goals

• 🌍 Set a Guinness World Record: First-ever rugby game on a frozen alpine lake at high altitude

• 🏉 Promote T1 Rugby (Touch/Tag format) as a safe, accessible game in extreme climates

• 🇳🇵 Showcase Nepal as a unique global destination for adventure sports and tourism

• ❄️ Raise awareness about climate change and glacial melting

🧊 Game Format

• Format: T1 Rugby (non-contact, 1-handed touch)

• Team Size: 5–7 players per side

• Game Duration: 2 x 15 minutes halves

• Field Size: ~30m x 20m (marked with cones or soft boundary flags)

• Surface: Natural frozen lake (ice thickness tested to >12 inches for safety)

🛠️ Logistics Plan

• Access:

  • Fly to Lukla

  • 5–6 days acclimatized trek via Namche → Dole → Machhermo → Gokyo

• Accommodation: Gokyo guesthouses

• Ice Safety: Daily thickness checks, cleared play surface, marked boundaries

• Medical:

  • Trained altitude medics

  • Oxygen backup

  • Emergency helicopter support from Lukla

🔐 Permits & Approvals

• Sagarmatha National Park Authority

• Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality

• Ministry of Youth and Sports, Nepal

• Guinness World Records (application for world record attempt)

📸 Media & Promotion

• Drone Footage + GoPro Highlights

• Global Rugby Media Outreach

• Branded Rugby Jerseys & Banners

• Social Campaign:

  • Hashtags: #FrozenRugbyNepal #HimalayanRugby #RugbyOnIce

  • Partner with local influencers, trekking vloggers, and sports networks