This is an older video, from a 2006 Everest expedition, but it offers a great explanation of the Puja, a traditional religious ceremony performed by Sherpa mountaineers before climbing a mountain. Th… more →
Sherpas Tvhimalman wrote 3 weeks ago: Breaking news: Italian skier Michele Fait lost on K2. Jun 24, 2009 (K2Climb.net/Madrid) Italian Mich … more →
lisacolondelay wrote 1 month ago: Here is an excerpt from the book I’m working on… “If you were to take a mountainee … more →
julesfredrick wrote 4 months ago: Tiger's Nest Monastery OMG!!!!!!! In a week, honeykins and I are leaving for the journey of a li … more →
lizgreadz wrote 4 months ago: 1. Roland Smith, Peak. 2. Orlando, Harcourt, 2007, 246 pages. 3. Peak Marcello is the 14 year old so … more →
bumout wrote 4 months ago: Sitting on a joke is a bummer. Thinking of a good joke and then having to sit on it because either … more →
Ginny wrote 7 months ago: Turns out it doesn’t matter how much I deny it, shut my eyes tight, plug my ears and scream, C … more →
J. Noble wrote 7 months ago: Tuesday November 25, 2008 An 18 hour bus ride is enough to make any man want to chain smoke or kill … more →
CDB wrote 8 months ago: On newsstands and online tomorrow, November 20th, I have a new cover story for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC … more →
worldtrips wrote 8 months ago: ... Nepal. A particular destination with minimal luxuries. A life time travel for many of us. Not an … more →
John wrote 10 months ago: Link to today’s Bizarro comic here. Follow Category tags at right to see comics by topic. … more →
RaJen wrote 11 months ago: When I got an email from a college friend that she’d be in the area with her three gorgeous so … more →
himalman wrote 11 months ago: Wydarzenia, które miały miejsce w pierwszych dniach sierpnia 2008 roku na K2, podobnie jak tragedia … more →
Heidi wrote 11 months ago: Yeti, The mighty Himalayan man, is a myth now. Tibet as a free nation and the existence of Tibetans … more →
himalman wrote 11 months ago: The New York Times has published one of the best and most comprehensive stories on the K2 tragedy we … more →
Heidi wrote 11 months ago: Pemba Gyalje Sherpa Photo courtesy of Explorersweb.com “It was at the Bottleneck that calamity … more →
Heidi wrote 11 months ago: Dawa Steven Sherpa stood on the top of Everest late last month, (as did Apa Sherpa for the 18th time … more →
Heidi wrote 11 months ago: A young sherpa with his pack A fund has been set up with the help of Nazir Sabir of the Alpine Club … more →
Heidi wrote 11 months ago: According to the Pakistani ministry of tourism, in this article, Nepalese Sherpas Pashang Bhote and … more →
himalman wrote 11 months ago: Pakistan wrap-up Aug 04, 2008 (K2Climb.net) To their credit, media reports yesterday quickly chang … more →