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In the Footsteps of the Dhami: My Travels with Nepal Medical Project
This summer I traveled with Stanford University's Nepal Medical Project to lead a weeklong clinic and healthcare focused classes in Khamding, Nepal. It was the best experience of my life and taught me a lot about family, language, friendship and community.
I arrived into the Kathmandu airport the evening of June 16th. My plane stopped on what seemed to be the middle of the tarmac and we seemingly jaywalked our way across the runway to the brick terminal building. Before I had even cleared security I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned and saw it was Ang Phula (minus the moustache he was sporting during the Everest Movie). Ang Phula led me outside and dawned a lea of marigolds, "phuls," around my neck. We then boarded the van and made our way through the crazy streets of Kathmandu.
Everest Marathon: How I (Barely) Survived the World’s Highest Race
If you don’t feel challenged enough to run 26 miles at sea level, try running on a glacier and a rocky alpine terrain with menacing yaks in your path at 17,000 feet. Not that I particularly wanted to be challenged, loved running or ever attempted to run a marathon or even a half. But I was at the right place at the right time, so why not?
Namaste from The Umbrella Foundation!
Since 2005, we at Umbrella have been providing invaluable support to vulnerable children in Nepal, many of which were rescued from corrupt children’s homes operating in Kathmandu that neglected their most basic rights. Many of the children in these homes were taken from remote and isolated communities by traffickers promising good education and future wealth, with families sometimes selling all their belongings to pay the traffickers.
Tsering’s Fund: Helping Nepalese Girls and Families in Need
In a country where girls lack access to education and earthquakes have left many families struggling to find food and shelter, every effort toward improving the lives of Nepalese people counts. The Tsering’s Fund is a powerhouse of such efforts.
Musa Masala Goes to Telluride: WMS Conference 2016
“We are not a tree, we are not meant to be in one place so Move. Change. Travel.” — unknown
I began to love traveling and to enjoy my profession more after I heard that famous quote. It is true, we are not meant to be in the same place for a lifetime. We're given life to make a difference, to experience the world, to meet new people and to help people!
Here are seven reasons you should travel to Nepal, to really enhance your life.
7 Reasons You Should Visit Nepal
“We are not a tree, we are not meant to be in one place so Move. Change. Travel.” — unknown
I began to love traveling and to enjoy my profession more after I heard that famous quote. It is true, we are not meant to be in the same place for a lifetime. We're given life to make a difference, to experience the world, to meet new people and to help people!
Here are seven reasons you should travel to Nepal, to really enhance your life.
An Interview with Chhiri Sherpa
Hi friends! Watch this awesome short on the Weatherport tent that was donated to Everest ER this season. It's narrated by Dr. Natasha Burley, one of three doctors who staffed the tent this 2016 season. Dr. Burley is an anesthesiologist from Scotland, a fine voiceover artist and an up-and-coming star in the high altitude football circuit. Beautiful filming gives a great feel for the environment at Mount Everest basecamp!
Short Film: The Everest Basecamp Medical Clinic
Hi friends! Watch this awesome short on the Weatherport tent that was donated to Everest ER this season. It's narrated by Dr. Natasha Burley, one of three doctors who staffed the tent this 2016 season. Dr. Burley is an anesthesiologist from Scotland, a fine voiceover artist and an up-and-coming star in the high altitude football circuit. Beautiful filming gives a great feel for the environment at Mount Everest basecamp!
A Look Back on Guiding the WMS Team
It has been five years since I decided I wanted to become a trekking guide. My journey started by being a porter. Even though I have many connections in the trekking and tourism industry, I wanted to fulfill the role of a porter, to experience the life and the pain.
In the beginning, it was extremely hard. I had to carry a 30-kilogram load on my back with a rope that went around my forehead. However it was my first trek, and I felt excited and happy. I was going to be trekking to the Throng La Pass, the world's highest pass at 5416 meters!
Traditional Sherpa Fashion
My name is Ang Diku Sherpa. I live with my family in Kapan, Kathmandu. There are six in my family: Papa (Father), Aama (Mother), 3 vai (brothers) and, of course, I cannot forget my cute dog, Chindu.
I love my family and I am blessed to have them. I enjoy traveling, singing, dancing and much more. At the moment I am both studying and working for Peak Promotion Pvt. Ltd.
The Summit Situation on Everest
Hello Musa fans!
Check out this great blog by Dr. Liz Edelstein, with her take on an article from the WMS Wilderness Medicine Magazine on the spring 2016 season on Mount Everest. It includes interviews with the Everest ER doctors Yogish Subdish and Dr. Tatiana Havryliuk.Wishing you a safe and joyful weekend.
Sherpa People: Tigers of the Himalaya
The Sherpa people live in the Khumbu region of Eastern Nepal, also called the Everest region, for it includes Mount Everest, the "Forehead in the Sky." At 8,848 meters, Everest is the world's tallest mountain.
Genesis of Musa: A Farcical Beginning
The idea of Adventures ofMusa Masala: Mountain Girl of the Himalayas began when authors, Tatiana and Michael, were bickering over the last precious piece of chocolate cake, which had been painstakingly carried over a mountain pass in a raging snowstorm to boost the group’s morale and wellbeing.