A new book revealing the great Himalayan expeditions 'Five Treasures of Great Snow' was launched on 5 April at the Kathmandu Guest House in Thamel amidst distinguished guests from the Norwegian embassy including the Norwegian Ambassador, and honorable minister Lokendra Bista Magar, the chief guest for the event. Jon Gangdal, author of the book said “The idea of this book came in 2006 but the contents of the book dates back to expeditions long ago. The book describes the earlier days of polar expeditions which were at the time also politically motivated. Norwegian climbing expeditions in Nepal have been a persistent activity and the book describes precisely the iconic moments of its history." The program that lasted a little over an hour that evening also featured a short summary from Kanak Mani Dixit who in his say described the book as a pioneering work and one that relayed the message of the departure of conflict in Nepal and the beginning of peace and stability. Apart from Gangdal, Karl Kerner and Buddha Publications have translated and printed the book respectively