I grew up surrounded by the Himalaya Mountains on a farm near the village of Pankhongma in the Solukhubu District in Nepal, 50 kilometers south of Everest, the world’s highest peak. Several generation of my family earned a living from the land and from a young age I worked on the farm with my father.
29 Jan 2015
I just came back from Langtang. I spent more then two weeks arround Langtang mountain area for the aline climbing training organised by Nepal Mount
05 January, 2009
Back in August, tragedy struck K2, the world’s second highest mountain, when an avalanche swept down its upper slopes. A climber died, the cr
01 August, 2008
Heroism: Pemba Gyalje Sherpa
Text by Christian DeBenedetti
On August 1, 2008, at just about 8 p.m., a massive serac cleaved from a glacie
30 November, 2008
This year's National Geographic Adventurer of the Year award goes to a man who risked his life several times to save others. Pemba Gyalje Sherp
