Himalayan Expedition - 2007

Source: Sunday times 25 March 2007 March 22, 2007 is an unforgettable day for the University Explorers’ Club (UEC) of the University of Peradeniya as well as Sri Lanka. our members; two graduates and two undergraduates set out for a historical hike to climb the highest point of the Himalayas that any Sri Lankan has ever reached. Graduates Jayampathi Weerakoon (25) of the Faculty of Engineering, Sandun Dissanayake (27) of the Faculty of Science and the two undergraduates Chanaka Rajapakshe (23) of Faculty of Engineering and Chanaka Warnakulasooriya (23) also of the Faculty of Engineering set out to Nepal to create history as the first Sri Lankans to reach 22200 ft which is the summit of “Mera peak”.