{"id":452,"date":"2019-07-27T12:22:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T12:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photrek.co.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=452"},"modified":"2020-02-05T19:00:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T19:00:40","slug":"phototrekker-presentations-sherpas-snowmen-a-return-to-everest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.photrek.co.uk\/?page_id=452","title":{"rendered":"Phototrekker Presentations: ‘Sherpas & Snowmen – A Return to Everest – 2003’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Return to the Mt Everest region in 2003. Trekking in the valleys of the Khumbu [Everest] region and meeting the people, as well as looking for the yeti [‘The Abominable Snowman’]- Nepal 2003<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The head of the Ngozumpa glacier (16,400′) – Khumbu Nepal, November 2003<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In late autumn 2003 I was able to make a further return visit to Nepal. This was a solo trip to the Everest (or ‘Khumbu’) region. The aims of the journey, apart from reaching (perhaps) Everest Base Camp, were to visit some of the Sherpa villages of this area and to try and gain some idea of how change has affected the area. There were also remote valleys to trek and viewpoints to find. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main part of the trek would end at the monastery of Thyangboche for the Buddhist festival of ‘Mani Rimdu’ – a major event of dance and festivities spread over three days. There would be a chance to visit old Sherpa friends, in particular Nawang Nuru Sherpa and his sister Dawa Yangjee, with whom I had trekked in 1985 & 1992. The Khumbu is the traditional home of the Yeti or ‘Abominable Snowman’, and whilst there is little chance of meeting this elusive creature there was no harm in looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our visit to Nepal \nstarts, as always, in Kathmandu, before we fly to Lukla, the airstrip \nfor Everest. We then trek up the valley of the Dudh Kosi, before \nclimbing to the Sherpa ‘capital’ Namche Bazaar. From here we make an all\n too brief visit to the village of Thame, before visiting Nawang in his \nhome village of Khumjung, where the saddest of news awaits us, and then \ncontinue upstream to Gokyo and the high valley beyond where, after the \neasiest of climbs, we get a stupendous view of Everest. On the way we \nvisit the lovely Machermo glen – this is traditional ‘snowman’ country. \nMoving nearer to Everest we visit the Sherpa villages of Phortse, \nPangboche and Dingboche, often following minor tracks on the hillside, \nand are rewarded for our labours with magnificent views of the \nmountains. We move down into warmer country at Thyangboche and enjoy \n‘Mani Rimdu’, before dropping back to the foothills and our flight back \nto Kathmandu. During our trek we will have seen villages almost \nunchanged by the arrival of tourism, whilst others have changed beyond \nrecognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Grand Procession – ‘Mani Rimdu’ Festival, Thyangboche Monastery – November, 2003

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We know now that the hills are beautiful and not to be feared’. <\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Full details from:
Tim Hudson
52 Long Leys Road
Lincoln
LN1 1DR
Tel: 01522 524672 tim [at] photrek.co.uk <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photrekker Presentations – The Pilgrim Way<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Hudson – Photrek Home Page<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All photographs, maps, plans, and scripts (written or unwritten) are copyright \u00a9 Tim Hudson. Unauthorised recording or reproduction is prohibited <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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