Project Himalaya Tukuche(6920m) Climbing Team make it to the summit Two climbers from Finland climbing with the Project Himalaya Tukuche(6920m) Climbing Team have successfully reached the summit of the peak at 10 AM today(24th Sept’09). The names of the two members are Janne Pekka Hyrylaeinen and Anne-Mari Hyrylaeinen. The logistics for this team has been [...]
Posts from ‘September, 2009’
On the shadow of the Annapurnas
Tek loaded up the giant duffel bags of gear. By “loaded up” I mean he put them both into a large plastic sack (big enough to fit two or three Teks) put a rope around them that attached to a plastic bandanna which he placed around his head. He then set off up steeps steps [...]
Skydive Press
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Festival of Tsechu
Tsechu ,which literally means “day tens” is an important religious festival, celebrated by the followers of Tibetan Buddhism in Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet. It is held annually in each monastery on the tenth day of a month of the Tibetan lunar calendar.The month depends on the place, but usually it is celebrated around september – [...]