HimalayaNet #69 (April 15, 2000)
Namaste, and welcome to the 69th edition of HimalayaNet, the online newsletter of the Himalayan Explorers Club.
Check out the new HEC Web page at www.mountainexplorers.org! And also note we have a new provider for our listservice called egroups (www.egroups.com).
Please send all contributions to himalayanet@egroups.com, and remember to include your membership number if you'd like to post a message.
Kathie A. Mears
HimalayaNet Moderator
IN THIS ISSUE:
1. HEC LAUNCHES NEW WEBPAGE, HIMALAYANET SOFTWARE
2. HEC SEEKS PARTICIPANTS, ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR BRIDGE PROJECT
3. MESSAGE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR FRIENDS OF NEPAL
4. TREKKING FOR THE SNOW LEOPARD
5. TEMPORARY POSITION FOR DOCTOR (LOCUM) NEEDED AT KUNDE
6. NEW POLICY ON ANNAPURNA (ACAP) ENTRY PERMITS
7. RETIREMENT FUND FOR ANG RITA SHERPA/NAMKHA SHERPA
8. COURIER FOR MEDICAL STERILIZER NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
9. WEB SITES TRACK EVEREST CLIMBS AND OTHER HIMALAYAN INFO
10. SEEKING ASSISTANCE FOR HIMALAYAN RESOURCE LIST
11. STUDENTS FOR A FREE TIBET SEEK SUPPORT
12. PERSONAL ACCOUNTS INVITED FOR NEW TEXTBOOK
13. HEC MEMBERS LOOKING FOR TRAVEL COMPANIONS/ADVICE
13A. NEEDS TRAVEL TIPS FOR TIBETAN TREK
13B. SEEKING PARTNER FOR MAKALU TO MERA TREK
13C. SEEKING GUIDE FOR NEPAL TREK IN MAY AND JUNE
13D LOOKING FOR TRAVEL ADVICE FOR LANGTANG TREK
13E. 9E. SEEKING TRAVEL COMPANIONS FOR SPECIAL "KALACHAKRA 2000" CELEBRATION PERFORMED BY H.H. DALAI LAMA
13F. MEDICAL STUDENT SEEKS HIGH-ALTITUDE RESEARCH
14. MALPI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SEEKS TEACHERS
15. VACANCY AT ICIMOD: REGIONAL PROJECT COORDINATOR
16. ADVENTUROUS TRAVELER BOOKSTORE SPONSORSHIP
17. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE TO HIMALAYANET
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO HIMALAYANET
HOW TO POST ON HIMALAYANET
HIMALAYAN EXPLORERS CLUB MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
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1. HEC LAUNCHES NEW WEBPAGE, HIMALAYANET SOFTWARE
The HEC is proud to launch our new Web page at http://www.mountainexplorers.org The page has been totally revamped, and contains the latest information on the HEC, our teaching program, our volunteer handbook, etc. The new page also contains comprehensive archives of past issues of HimalayaNet, Himalayan News, trip reports (in conjunction with www.away.com), and even an "Ask the Expert" section. And (if you like the page!) please send an email to our Webmaster Cindi Lehman (cindi_lehman@yahoo.com), who donated a great deal of her time to the HEC!
We have also switched the HimalayaNet listservice to e-groups (www.egroups.com). Note the new posting and subscription policies at the end of HimalayaNet.
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2. HEC SEEKS PARTICIPANTS, ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR BRIDGE PROJECT
HEC member Ken Stober of Portland, Oregon, has generously offered to guarantee funding for the Sewangma bridge project. The project, to be completed in December 2000, will construct a new bridge across the Dudh Kosi near the village of Sewangma. The new bridge will shorten the walk for children to get to school from over three hours to just 35 minutes each way.
We are seeking participants to join a group of trekkers who will visit the village and help construct the bridge. For more information, visit the HEC web page at www.mountainexplorers.org
The HEC is also seeking participants in a voluntary advisory committee to assist us. Specifically, we are looking for:
a) Those with direct experience (or recommendations) for firms that have
constructed bridges in Nepal or Asia
b) An architect or engineer to assist with planning and design
c) Those with project management experience with contractors or engineering
firms
d) Assistance lining up potential sponsors
e) Participants to join the trek and bridge construction
Anyone interested please contact the HEC at info@mountainexplorers.org
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3. MESSAGE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR FRIENDS OF NEPAL
The International Council for Friends of Nepal-The Netherlands (ICFON-Neth) is a small Dutch NGO founded in 1991. At the end of the eighties there was a group of people in Katmandu who had the idea of founding such an NGO in their respective countries. Sir Edmund Hillary and Toni Hagen would become the patrons.
Unfortunately only the Dutch one was founded and is still alive, working slowly but steady with the people of Nepal in several fields. Education, especially of children, women and blind children, training people in beekeeping, improving skills in cattle-breeding, fish-farming and environmental awareness are just some of the issues that we are currently focusing on.
In the past we supported 'Women Skill Development Multipurpose Training Center' in Lamjung for similar projects, refugees from Bhutan, victims of the flood-disaster in the Terai(1993), building of a school and clinic at Thulo Parsel, in Kabhre Palanchowk etc..
I hope it is a common feeling among the HEC-members that everything that you build yourself will be more appreciated than something that is given to you that you didn't need. It is at this level that we try to work.
ICFON-Neth can only finance these projects by the contributions of Dutch people; local involvement, financial input and contributions were always considered as very important. Our governments (with their own hidden agenda's and western projections) have done more harm to "developing countries" than we would like to know and we can also see that there is a slow change in their attitudes.
We welcome input and support from readers of HimalayaNet.
Dr.G.K.Mitrasingh, General Secretary ICFON-The Netherlands
icfonneth@hotmail.com
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4. TREKKING FOR THE SNOW LEOPARD
HEC members who travel to northern Pakistan's Karakoram mountains may enjoy trekking in Skoyo village in Baltistan. In doing so, they will also help Skoyo villagers with their own program of nature stewardship. One traveller who visited Skoyo recently sent me the following summary, which I include below. --John Mock
Trekking for the Snow Leopard
For the traveler who wants to combine some days of genuine trekking off the beaten path with a good cause, there are excellent options in Skoyo, a small village squeezed in a landscape of boulders and steep granite rocks on the true left bank of the Indus River opposite the paved road that runs between Skardu and Gilgit. Skoyo is the first of hopefully many more villages in the area to participate in an insurance program to protect the endangered snow leopard.
The life of this rare, elusive animal, of which a small number still inhabits the steep slopes of Baltistan's peaks, is heavily threatened. The reason is not only the decline of their natural prey of Ibex and Markhor, but especially the local farmers who see the snow leopard as a threat to their livestock and kill the wild cat when it comes down from its natural habitat of around 3500m in the winter months to prey on sheep and goats.
Project Snow Leopard has been established to raise awareness amongst locals about the importance of the snow leopard as a sign of a healthy eco-system and offers an insurance scheme to compensate farmers for their losses of livestock through SL predation. The project is young, the villagers still skeptical, but the chances to help protect an endangered species stand good and the trek is well worth the unusual experiences and the little extra money.
So far, there are no tourist facilities whatsoever in the 30 household
village of Skoyo, so, if you go, expect to spend the night on the floor of of one of the villager's houses. You will need a tent and a good sleeping bag and should provide your own food (not available in Skoyo) for the length of the trek. To get to Skoyo you will have to cross the Indus River in a "gharari", a wooden box suspended from a steel cable, so you might want to arrange your trip to Skoyo in advance.
If you plan to do it on your own, you should stop in Dambodas, a small village on the road to Gilgit, some 2 hours from Skardu, and ask for Ghulam Rasool who owns a spare parts shop in Dambodas or for other "Skoyo-wallahs". Rasool can arrange accomodation and porters for you, but plan ahead and give at least 3-4 days advance notice.
A better idea, however, is to arrange your Skoyo trek through Full Moon Night Trekking (www.fmntrekking.com) directly in Skardu. FMNT is the offspring of Project Snow Leopard and can give you detailed information about the project, will help you plan the trek and provide you with a check for the insurance fund, which is safer and will impress the villagers more than giving cash. You can either contact FMNT on their website http:\\www.fmntrekking.com and/or e-mail to info@fmntrekking.com.
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5. TEMPORARY POSITION FOR DOCTOR (LOCUM) NEEDED AT KUNDE
Two former Dharamsala volunteers, Rachel Bishop and Jim Litch, are at present running the Hillary Trust Hospital at Kunde in the Everest region of Nepal. They need a locum (a doctor to temporarily fill-in) for about a month at the end of May into June. It's a stunningly beautiful place and the Sherpa people who make up most of the patients are delightfully Tibetan. If you might conceivably be interested, or if you know of someone who might be, contact Rachel and Jim at:
kunde@khumbu.wlink.com.np
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6. NEW POLICY ON ANNAPURNA (ACAP) ENTRY PERMITS
While the government of Nepal eliminated the need for trekking permits for the Annapurna region in fall 1999, the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) has continued to require that trekkers pay an entry fee. Since the elimination of the trekking permits this fee has been collected at entry points to the Annapurna region. From February 1st, however, ACAP is requiring that visitors pick up their permits in either Kathmandu (on Tridevi Marg, in Thamel) or in Pokhara (opposite Grindleys Bank). Entry permits will no longer be issued from any of the ACAP checkposts. This fee will continue to go to support the ACAP comprehensive program of reforestation and forest management, alternative energy schemes, community development projects, wildlife studies, and conservation education.
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7. RETIREMENT FUND FOR ANG RITA SHERPA/NAMKHA SHERPA
The American Himalayan Foundation is maintaining a retirement fund for Ang Rita Sherpa and Namkha Sherpa, our Himalayan Rescue Association staff at Pheriche. These two men have devoted their lives to the HRA and have very little in the way of security when they retire soon. Peter Hackett and I have kicked-off the fund.
Ken Zafren, MD, FACEP
Associate Medical Director (North America)
Himalayan Rescue Association
zafren@corecom.net
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8. COURIER FOR MEDICAL STERILIZER NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
I am looking for someone to hand carry a small medical sterilizer to Phaplu to Dr. Mingma at the hospital near the airport. The item weighs approximately 12lbs. and will be packed in a box approximately 6" by 10" by 12". If you are traveling to or near Phaplu and can carry the sterilizer I would like to meet (if possible) and show you how it works, in case of inspection and to familiarize Dr. Mingma with the workings. Thanks.
Mike Huseby
Englewood,Colorado
mhuseby420@aol.com
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9. WEB SITES TRACK EVEREST CLIMBS AND OTHER HIMALAYAN INFO
The Everest "circus" continues this year. Some of the highlights that you can read about (many on www.mountainzone.com):
*Italian climber Simone Moro will attempt to climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, and then proceed to attempt the unclimbed Northeast Ridge of Lhotse.
* Sherpa guide Babu Chhiri, who set a 21-hour record for remaining atop Mount Everest, now wants to be the fastest climber of the world's tallest mountain. "I want to scale Mount Everest in 16 hours or less and I know I can do it."
*A team of 5 Sherpa women, led by Mingma Sherpa, will attempt to be the first Sherpa woman's team to reach the summit of Everest. Sherpa women have normally been left tending their children, looking after the yak herds or at most cooking, cleaning and carrying climbing gear to lower camps.
Other intersesting Web pages:
* On the most recent space shuttle flight, EarthKAM took beautiful cloud-free images of the Baltoro Glacier, Masherbrum, Trango Tower, K2, Broad Peak, and others.Check out: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/New Images/image.php3?img_id=1518
* International expedition "Annapurna 2000," commemorates the 50th anniversary of Maurice Herzog's historic first ascent. You can follow on this Spanish language site:
www.interofer.es/annapurna2000
* Ed Viesters is trying to become the first American climber to summit all 14 8ooom peaks. He is currently on his way up Annapurna. Follow "Endeavor 8000" at: www.mountainzone.com
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10. SEEKING ASSISTANCE FOR HIMALAYAN RESOURCE LIST
We are working on a Himalayan Resource List (books, Web sites, etc.) for the Himalayan areas of Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Tibet and Northern India. We would like to hear from you with regards to your favorites. The topics could cover any subject that has to do with these countries including but not limited to travel, trekking, history, culture, religion, language, personal experiences, spiritual quests, etc. Included we would like the Title, Author, Publisher and date of publication or website. And if you want to give us a quick review of any of your recommendations that also would be appreciated. Thanks for your help. You can send your suggestions or questions to:
Jane Sabin-Davis
jsd@ucinet.com.
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11. STUDENTS FOR A FREE TIBET SEEK SUPPORT
Twenty-two students from Gonzaga University seek sponsorship and/or donations in order to volunteer in Tibetan Refugee Camps this summer. The students belong to a student-run organization called P.I.E.R. (Program for International Education and Relief).
Their mission is to increase awareness of international human rights issues along with providing assistance to refugees. P.I.E.R. has been active for the past three summers volunteering in camps in Bosnia and Croatia.
P.I.E.R. recently hosted nine Tibetan monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in Southern India. The monks performed sacred music and dance for world healing in front of a crowd of 1,000 Tibetan activists in Spokane, Washington. The weekend spent with the monks gave P.I.E.R. an even greater driving force to make it to India to work with the people.
If you are interested in donating or sponsoring to P.I.E.R., please contact:
Rochelle Lynam
(509)489-3065
rochellelynam@hotmail.com
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12. PERSONAL ACCOUNTS INVITED FOR NEW TEXTBOOK
Dr. Jolie Bookspan is writing a new text to be called "Extreme Physiology". It will explain normal physiology of all systems, and the physiology of environmental extremes in alpine mountaineering, diving, crossing deserts, crossing polar regions, military operations, crossing jungles, endurance and ultra-endurance events, and g-forces in aviation.
Dr. Bookspan invites practitioners with personal experience(s) to write short, first-hand stories (approx. 1000 words or less) for inclusion in the sections. Show the exciting, horrifying, sad, funny, illuminating, glamorous, ignoble, unexpected, routine, or dull personal side of conditions experienced, how you prepare/train, how you collect your data or carry out your duties. Include illustrative personal photos, where available. (You'll appear in the book and be more famous).
Exceptionally qualified specialists invited to be on the review board for chapters in their specialty.
Contact: Dr. Jolie Bookspan
scientist@erols.com
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13. HEC MEMBERS LOOKING FOR TRAVEL COMPANIONS/ADVICE
13A. NEEDS TRAVEL TIPS FOR TIBETAN TREK
I will be trekking in Tibet for the first time this May. This trip also includes the Everest Base Camp trek. Any travel information from HEC members will be appreciated. Because of scheduling arrangements, I will be staying in Kathmandu an extra night before I can get a flight out. The tour has me booked in the Blue Star Hotel -- which I have not been able to find any information about. What can anyone tell me about this hotel? Thanks in advance.
Lorraine Lauer
gabby2427@aol.com
13B. SEEKING PARTNER FOR MAKALU TO MERA TREK
From late April until late May 2000, I would like to make the trek from Tumlingtar to Lukla via Makalu Base Camp, Sherpani Col, and Mera La. En route I would like to climb either Baruntse, Chamlang, and/or Mera based on the experience of partner identified.
Please contact me if you are interested in joining me on this route. I prefer to keep the party small and as self-sufficient as possible.
Chad Ovel
chadovel@hotmail.com
434820 in Kathmandu
13C. SEEKING GUIDE FOR NEPAL TREK IN MAY AND JUNE
I'm planning a last minute trek in May and June to Nepal. I'm interested in hiring a guide who speaks some English and is knowledgeable about the culture. Do you have the name, address or phone number of someone you have worked with whom you really liked? I'm trying to circumvent working with trekking companies and pay a guide directly.
Jeffrey Gottesman
jgottesm@dvc.edu
13D. LOOKING FOR TRAVEL ADVICE FOR LANGTANG TREK
My wife and I are trekking for the first time (Langtang) end May beginning of June for 12 days. We would really appreciate advice, diaries etc. Do we teahouse, or camp, or mix the experience? Fit but 50+.
Jonathan & Rena Hazell
jhazell@ucl.ac.uk
13E. SEEKING TRAVEL COMPANIONS FOR SPECIAL "KALACHAKRA 2000" CELEBRATION PERFORMED BY H.H. DALAI LAMA
I am planning a trip to the Indian Himalaya in August to attend this special ceremony performed by the Dalai Lama at Ki Gompa. During this 18-day (8 nights camping) trip, we will travel by jeeps to visit the ancient cultures of Ladakh, Spiti and Kinnaur and have the services of a local guide and staff. I prefer to keep the group small so please contact me if you are interested in joining me and to receive more details.
Thanks!
Joanne Shirley
215-235-5724 (EST)
joanne_h_shirley@sbphrd.com
13F. MEDICAL STUDENT SEEKS HIGH-ALTITUDE RESEARCH
I am a first-year student at Yale Medical School interested in conducting research in high-altitude physiology. I am looking for a summer project that I could potentially continue throughout my four years of medical school, a project that could serve as the basis for the dissertation I will write at the end of my fourth year. I was wondering if anyone could offer me ideas about where I might find such a research opportunity.
Raj Ayyagari
raj.ayyagari@yale.edu
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14. MALPI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SEEKS TEACHERS
Greetings from the Malpi International School! We are a very new residential co-ed school that opened last July. The fifty promoters who set up the school wished to give a quality education to school-going children of Nepal, which is sorely lacking. Parents currently spend thousands of rupees to send their children to boarding schools in India.
We have forty children in the age group of 9-12 and have five teachers whom we recruited locally. As we increase our classes from June 2000, we would definitely need teachers who would be able to bring in a global perspective and modern methodologies into the classroom.
Gomathy Venkateswar
Principal
Contact: Margaret Rubin
margaretRubin@worldnet.att.net
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15. VACANCY AT ICIMOD: REGIONAL PROJECT COORDINATOR
The following information is from the Mountain Forum Digest for Monday, March 13, 2000.
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) was established in 1983 to promote an environmentally sound mountain ecosystem and to improve the living standards of the mountain populations of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas (HKH).
The Centre requires a Regional Project Coordinator for one of its field projects, the People and Resource Dynamics Project (PARDYP), being implemented in five watersheds of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas (one each in China, India and Pakistan, and two in Nepal).
PARDYP is an integrated multidisciplinary research for development project now in its fourth year, funded by SDC, IDRC and ICIMOD, and actively supported by the University of British Columbia and the University of Bern, Switzerland. The goal is to contribute to balanced, sustainable and equitable development of mountain communities and families in the HKH region. There are seven components covering research studies and development activities in the following fields: community institutions; social, gender and equity issues; water resources; common resources; farming systems; economic aspects; and implementation and management.
The Regional Project Coordinator will coordinate, manage, administer, coordinate the activities of the project across the region and within ICIMOD, act as a focal point, provide technical/scientific guidance, integrate the research findings, promote vision and sound planning strategies, and document the projects progress.
Applicants should be physically fit, have at least 10 years working experience, five of which have been spent in mountain areas, preferably the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region, and a higher degree, preferably a PhD in any appropriate natural resources or social sciences concerned with integrated watershed management.
Salary and benefits : Comparable to UN positions.
Start date : May/June 2000, or as early as possible in 2000.
Term : Until end December 2002
Interested persons should apply with complete bio-data and names and contact addresses of three referees to the following address before April 10, 2000. Additional information including a detailed Terms of Reference is available on request:
Mr. Milan R. Tuladhar
Head, Administration and Finance
ICIMOD
GPO Box 3226, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel. +977 1 525313 ; Fax. +977 1 524509
e-mail: milan@icimod.org.np
http://www.icimod.org.sg/whats_new/vac2000-1.htm
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16. ADVENTUROUS TRAVELER BOOKSTORE SPONSORSHIP
This newsletter is sponsored in part by www.AdventurousTraveler.com.
Check them out for the most complete collection of Himalayan guidebooks, narratives and maps on the internet. Give them your HEC membership number for a 10% discount!
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17. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION
(updated April 12, 2000)
GUIDES
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Contact Concordia Expeditions, PO Box 4159,Buena Vista, CO 81211
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Contact Suman Pandey, PO Box 4902, Kathmandu, Nepal
Fax: 977-1-252 115
E-mail: adventur@mos.com.np
Join the Himalayan Explorers Club in the Himalayas! Pemba Sherpa leads Everest trek with Island Peak in October 2000, info@mountainexplorers.org or call (303)998-0101.
All trips also include an excursion "off the beaten path" to Sewangma, where Pemba grew up and the location of the HEC Bridge Project in December 2000.
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Discover the Himalaya with local expert Pemba Sherpa. With over 14 years of experience, HEC trip coordinator Pemba and his international guide team offer trekking, climbing, and cultural journeys to Nepal, Tibet, and Ladakh. Proceeds also go to support the HEC school and bridge projects in Nepal. For free brochure contact:
SHERPA ASCENT INTERNATIONAL
Phone: 888-568-8924
e-mail: pemba@sherpaascent.com
Web: www.sherpaascent.com
Trek with independent guide Dan Tamang. Camping or teahouse treks. Trekking peak & high altitude experience. Treks with porter(s) as required. English spoken.P.O. Box 13607, Kathmandu, Nepal.
E-mail: glonet@wlink.com.np.
Fax: (011)977-1-416835
For U.S. references contact Rick Brown (rbbrown@hotmail.com) or Gary McCarthy(mccarthy@gci.net).
NEPAL, TIBET, SIKKIM, PAKISTAN, & BHUTAN. Scheduled treks & tours with USA leader of 33 Sierra Club Himalayan trips. From $400. Custom itineraries. Off-the-beaten track areas. Environmentally sensitive and porter friendly. Peter Owens' Asian Treks.
E-mail: peter@lotusnrg.com.np
Phone: (800)223-1813 or (510)222-5307.
Website: www.instantweb.com/p/peterowens
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TRAVEL
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HEC members get 10% discount!
The Asian Trail is your FREE downloadable guide to work, travel, and
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Avia Travel. Competitive fares to Asia, especially Nepal, Pakistan, and Thailand though major consolidators. Established since 1987, recommended by Lonely Planet as "reliable source" for discounted fares. Customized land packages into Asia and small group adventures. Call (800) 950 2842 or (415)536-4155
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Himalayan Treasures and Travel. We have seats to Kathmandu all the time. Call us for the best price and best service. We book for many HEC members and give HEC discounts! Call (800)223-1813 or (510)222-5307.
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Fax: (415) 288-9839
See our website: http://www.ticketplanet.com
Email us at: himalayas@ticketplanet.com
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VOLUNTEER/STUDY ABROAD
Himalayan Study-Abroad Program. Applications now being accepted for Fall 2000. Participants will study tourism development along the Everest route, then design community development projects for remote Rolwaling valley, according to individual interests and community needs. Info: www.bridges-prtd.com
Contact: sicroff@bridges-prtd.com
Volunteer Nepal Himalaya offers participants a unique opportunity to teach English in Sherpa villages in the Himalayas, near Mt. Everest. Accommodations are with local families. While not teaching, participants work on community service projects or explore the endless trails and villages of the Khumbu region. For more information, please contact the Himalayan Explorers Club at info@mountainexplorers.org or call (303) 998-0101.
The Nepal Volunteer Handbook offers potential volunteers everything they will need to know about volunteering in Nepal, including a personal skills assessment, background on the history of foreign assistance in Nepal, tips for ensuring a worthwhile experience, and information on over 50 volunteer leads. Contact the HEC at (303)998-0101 or
info@mountainexplorers.org
The Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP) is looking for experienced volunteer English teachers to teach English and educational workshops for sirdars, sherpas, cooks, and kitchen staff. For more information please contact:
PT Sherpa"Kerung", Executive Director KEEP
tour@keep.wlink.com.np
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HIMALAYAN EXPLORERS CLUB MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
The Himalayan Explorers Club (HEC) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that seeks to promote a better understanding of and respect for the environment and culture of the Himalayan Region. Members can receive e-mail, postal mail, and faxes, store luggage, and browse through trip reports at our Clubhouses in Kathamandu and Islamabad, Pakistan. In addition, members receive discounts with many hotels, restaurants, shops, and travel agents. Members also receive our hardcopy newsletter, Himalayan News.
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