Monsoons are underway and life at the farmsteads in Nepal are abuzz with planting activity.The farmers and their families are busy from dawn till dusk, ploughing the field, planting rice saplings in the wet and muddy earth, all the while singing folk songs and trying to complete their day’s work before dusk falls. The fields [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2009’
Kinga Baranowska: First Polish woman to climb Kanchenjunga(8,586m)
Face to Face with Kinga Baranowska: The first Polish woman to climb Kanchenjunga(8,586m) Climbing with CAVAPLAND Kanchenjunga (8,586m) Expedition team ( logistics organized by Explore Himalaya), Kinga Baranowska became the first Polish woman climber to reach the summit of Kanchenjunjunga on 18th May.EH met up with Kinga on the eve of her departure for a [...]
Everest summit by Altitude Junkies
Everest summit by Altitude Junkies We have just recieved information that four members and five sherpas have successfully reached the summit of Everest.Phil Crampton(UK/USA) summitted yesterday (19th May) while three members-1. Charles Scott Woolums (USA), 2. Brian Russell Strange (USA) and 3. John Robert Strange(USA)and five sherpas – Pemba Sherpa, Jangbu Sherpa,Da Ongchu Sherpa ,Namgyal [...]
CAVAPLAND Kanchenjunga (8,586m) Expedition – 2009
We have received information from the base camp that three members of the CAVAPLAND Kanchenjunga Expedition led by Oscar Cadiach Puig have successfully reached the summit of Kanchenjunga. Juan Jose Garra Lorenzo (Spain) and Kinga Baranowska (Poland) summitted yesterday (18th May), while Alberto Cerain (Spain) summitted today(19th May), a few hours ago. Kinga became the [...]
Buddhist Landmarks and Monuments
The mani stones, chortens , kaanis play an integral role in the lifestyle of the Buddhist villagers who inhabit the highland villages in the Himalayas.Chances are you may come across these Buddhist landmarks on your Himalayan journey. These landmarks have a deep spiritual significance and are built to protect the people from evil forces and [...]
First Summits of Spring 2009
Above the mighty 8,000’ers : First Summits of the season (Spring 2009) Mt Everest (8,848m)/ South side : Summitted on May 5th by climbing sherpas Mingma Tenzing , Panuru , Kami Rita , Dorje and Nima Tsering , while fixing ropes to the summit. David Tait (UK) , along with the sherpa team of Phurba [...]
Fishtail Air operates 99 Flights in April
In the month of April , Fishtail Air operated 99 flights : 22 by “BELL 206 BIII” helicopter, 54 by Equiriel “AS350B” helicopter,and 23 by Equiriel “AS350B2″ helicopter. The highest number of flights were to Lukla/ EBC area, with a total of 29 flights carried out. (Data : Fishtail Air Pvt Ltd) Fishtail Air helicopter’s [...]
Tsum Valley Pictures
The Tsum Valley is a sacred Himalayan pilgrimage valley situated in northern Gorkha district of Nepal. Tsum comes from the Tibetan word “Tsombo” which means vivid. The trail heads up the valley of the Budi Gandaki River through wild and unexplored country inhabited mainly by members of the Gurung ethnic groups. The Tsum Valley is [...]
Yoga & Trekking in the Himalayas
Explore Himalaya and Eric Lon offers a unique trekking package in the Himalayas, yoga training combined with a memorable trekking experience. As you go higher, while trekking in the Himalayas, the air tends to get thinner and there may be problems related to breathing and acclimatization. Yoga is a natural way to acclimatize faster in [...]
Explore Himalaya at the Great Indian Travel Bazaar 2009, Jaipur
Explore Himalaya attended the Great Indian Travel Bazaar 2009 held in Jaipur, India from 19th – 21st April. The international tourism conference and exhibition was organized by the Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). The event saw the participation of around 175 foreign tour operators [...]