Nate’s Everest Roam to Support Global VoicesCEFR A2
6 Aug 2025
Adapted from Sydney Allen, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Sabin Chhetri, Unsplash
Global Voices has a close relationship with Nepal and Nepali people. Kathmandu hosted the Global Voices summit, and delegates met there for two days with journalists, activists and technologists from different places.
One longtime supporter, Nathan Matias (Nate), decided to try an Everest Roam cycling challenge. The challenge asks riders to climb more than 10,000 metres in less than 36 hours and to ride at least 400 kilometres. Nate is doing the ride to support Global Voices' fundraising.
Global Voices set a fundraising goal of USD 250,000. The Nepalese community made a Nepali-language playlist for Nate and another playlist for supporters to use during the campaign.
Difficult words
- delegate — person chosen to represent a groupdelegates
- activist — person who works to change societyactivists
- technologist — person who works with technology and computerstechnologists
- supporter — person who helps a person or group
- challenge — difficult task or test to complete
- fundraising — activity to collect money for a cause
- playlist — list of songs to play in order
- campaign — organized effort to reach a goal
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Discussion questions
- Would you join a fundraising ride like Nate? Why or why not?
- What songs would you put on a playlist for a long bike ride? Name one or two.
- Have you ever met people from another country at an event? Describe that meeting.
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