After the SAARC Summit got us going, Nepal has a year full of mountains ahead. The opening of the Daman Mountainous Botanical Garden - a vantage point for viewing the Himalaya- paves the way for a variety of programs designed for 2002, including an international mountain film festival and an international mountain women's meet. Designated by the United Nations as the International Year of the Mountain, the year 2002 is to be spent promoting sustainable mountain development. 2002 will also see a series of programs to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ascent of Mt Everest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.