Film Review – Everest
Everest is a movie of expanses. The most obvious ones are the expanses of the Himalayas, their peaks competing arrogantly with the sky for superiority,[Read More…]
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Tragedy on Everest Prompts Changes in Historic South Col Climbing Route
After an avalanche took the lives of 16 Sherpa guides on Everest during the 2014 climbing season, the climbing community and Nepalese officials have came[Read More…]
Everest Base Camp Trek Part III: To Base Camp and Back
The small Twin Otter roared down the downhill runway, and in an instant, we were 11,000 ft in the air. I sat on the right side of the plane, and in the clear daylight, I could make out the snowcapped peaks in the distance.
Everest Base Camp Trek Part 2
As dusk fell, we were invited to sit in on a puja ceremony. A puja is a cleansing ceremony, meant to dispel all bad spirits and misfortune. Spirituality guides all live here, and every person no matter their faith or ethnicity is invited to join. Inside the main prayer all is a boisterous and party-like atmosphere.
Mt Everest Base Camp
So you think you want to go Trekking in Nepal but you have tons of questions and apprehensions and you don’t know if you would[Read More…]
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