Countries Visited: Nepal
Sherpa villages, Buddhist monasteries, and stunning peaks
In the shadow of Everest lies the traditional homeland of the Sherpas, the renowned mountain people who migrated south from the Tibetan plateau. We explore the region using colourful village inns, maximising our contact with the Sherpa people. Our first destination is Namche Bazaar, the trading capital and main town of the Khumbu region. Leaving Namche, we follow trails used by many Everest expeditions to the highlight of the trek, the famous monastery at Thyangboche, one of the finest mountain viewpoints in the world. We spend two nights here with the option to trek to Ama Dablam Basecamp or climb Tawoche Hill (5000m) from where we get magnificent mountain views.
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Parabolic Solar Cookers
In autumn 2007 we purchased the first of our parabolic solar cookerS in Nepal. These cookers are made locally in Nepal by Nepalis with technical advice from abroad. Apart from the reflectors (which are imported from Germany) the cookers are made from local materials. Our first stove was tested in our local trekking office and used to boil water, potatoes, eggs and fry chicken. After this several of our Nepali leaders spent a day at the workshop learning how to erect a stove. In summer 2008 Yeti Airlines transported 10 cookers to Lukla for us free of cost and Chandra Khand and Lhakpa Tenzing, two of our Nepali leaders, hired porters to carry the cookers to some of the lodges we use in the Everest region.
These are now in use at some of the lodges we stay in in the Everest region. You will see them in Lukla, Phakding, Monzo, Namche, Thyangboche, Dingboche, Lobuje and Gorak Shep. In 2008 we ordered 20 more solar cookers and in early 2009 these were being sent to the Everest region ready for in the spring season. Maybe you or your group would like to sponsor a cooker. The cost is £250 per cooker which includes transport to the site.
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Thyangboche Monastery, Everest region, Nepal
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