Nokia to host Cricket Match at Mt. Everest
Nokia is hosting a Cricket Match on top of Mt. Everest as a part of Nokia Maps Everest Test
The match would be a Twenty20 match and will happen on April 21st at an altitude no team sporting event has ever take place (except air diving ).
The Teams Team Hillary and Team Tenzing will be using Nokia N79s and N85s to record their progress with Nokia Maps and Sports Tracker - from their heart rate to daily blog entries.
The team members will also be teaching cricket to kids in a village called Khumjung, and donating their kit.
Both teams are raising cash for The Himalayan Trust UK and The Lord’s Taverners.
The hope to raise about £250,000.
Visit the official page for more info and if you wish to send a donation
One question .. will they get a network signal here ?
Via Zomgitscj
i wanna be a part of one of the team………
wow!…i think people are suffering more on the plane rather than in the high.what the hell nokia…bravo!no wonder then if i hear nokia is planning to sponsor a match in mars against the aliens next time!at that time you should guess where from they will get the oxygen?!?for now to lock ur last query-will they get a network signal here?-here is my solutions-yes they will get signals by using one of the four flood light towers as the signal tower…what a flood!bogus!