Gokyo Lake hockey and skating competition are a newly introduced ice game in the Everest region of Nepal. Everest region lakes are frozen from December to March so hockey in Gokyo Lake is one among the foremost do adventure.
Ice hockey and skating are going to be a politician record of highest altitude at 4790m of the planet so far. Gokyo Lake is one of the most important lakes within the Everest Region and one among the very best within the world. You would like to see this lake during Everest Base Camp via Gokyo Lake Trek.
When the glacier lake freezes completely, it becomes a playground so Gokyo Lake is often an alternate game within the winter season for the visitors in Nepal. At the starting of “Visit Nepal Year 2020“, this game was introduced to Nepal. Now one can enjoy the Everest Base Camp trek alongside winter adventure sports within the highest altitude in Nepal.
In this introductory match, athletes from the US, Canada, India, and Russia were taking participants. The friendly hockey and skating game goes to persisted 14th February 2020.
“Visit Nepal Year 2020" Secretariat said the newly-designed adventure and sports tourism product of the yearlong tourism promotional campaign will exhibit an international ice skating event and a friendly hockey match at the altitude of 4,790m to market Nepal as a destination for winter sports and to market Nepal for all seasons.
Some players who took a part in it.
Jeremy Abbott of USA – the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion, Patrick Chan of Canada – a former competitive figure skater and a 2018 Olympic gold medalist within the team event, Elizabeth Putnam of Canada – a former competitive pair skater, Matej Silecky of USA – a member of the 2012 US Collegiate ice skating champion team, Nick Kalisz – a hockey player and filmmaker, Laura Kottlowski of USA, an ice skating gold medalist, Tsewang Namgail, Tashi Largyal, Jigmet Rinchen and Tinlass Glasston – members of Indo-Tibet Border Police Team, Mitriy Viktorovich Dudarev – one among the participants of 2010 IIHF World Championship, Sergei Evgenyevich Voronov – the ISU Grand Prix NHK Trophy Winner, and Aleksandr Chekashev- a former professional hockey player.
The event was organized for the winter tourism promotions and also identified as the new tourism activities of Nepal. The Gokyo Lake is found at the elevation of 4900 meter around from where you'll see the Mt.Everest and Mt. Chyou very closely.