HimalayaNet #85 (August 2001)
Hope all HimalayaNet readers had a great summer, and apologize for the
delay in the August issue...
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Scott Dimetrosky
Executive Director, HEC
IN THIS ISSUE:
LOCAL NEWS
1. "TENSE CALM" PREVAILS OVER KATHMANDU
2. KEEPING TABS ON INTERNATIONAL TROUBLE SPOTS
3. NEPAL FAMILY PLANNING ADVOCATES PROTEST GLOBAL GAG RULE
4. CHINESE CONSTRUCTING RAILROAD TO LHASA
5. INDIA DAM MAY FLOOD BUDDHA'S BIRTHPLACE
6. NEPAL LOWER CASTES WORSHIP AT HINDU SHIVA TEMPLE
7. NEPAL TRUST NEEDS HELP SENDING OVER CLOTHING AND SUPPLIES
HIMALAYAN EXPLORERS CLUB UPDATES
8. HEC PORTER ASSISTANCE PROJECT UPDATE
9. VOLUNTEER NEPAL HIMALAYA UPDATE
10.JOIN THE HEC KHUMBU REFORESTATION PROJECT
MONTHLY FEATURES
11. INTERNET CONNECTION: WHAT'S NEW ON THE WEB (THE NEPAL HOME PAGE)
12. DID YOU KNOW? CLOTHING STYLES ARE CHANGING HERE IN NEPAL.
13A. LOOKING FOR INFO ON GOKYO/EVEREST BC
13B. PHYSICIAL SEEKS TO VOLUNTEER IN NEPAL
13C. NEED COURIER FOR VIDEO TO NEPAL
MEMBERS POSTINGS
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
HOW TO POST ON HIMALAYNET
HIMALAYAN EXPLORERS MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
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LOCAL NEWS
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1. "TENSE CALM" PREVAILS OVER KATHMANDU
Nepal's new Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, has moved quickly to
restore the nation's confidence and to negotiate with the Maoist rebels
who have mounted an insurgency in Nepal's Western regions. Deuba, known
for his willingness to accommodate opposition parties and for the shaky
coalition government he once led, was chosen to head the ninth government
since democracy was restored to Nepal in 1990.
Mr. Deuba, 55, declared a unilateral cease-fire and called on the Maoists,
who model themselves after Peru's Shining Path guerrillas, to talk peace.
The rebels had stepped up their attacks after June 1, when Crown Prince
Dipendra shot to death King Birendra, Queen Aiswarya and other family
members and then committed suicide. Rebel leaders agreed to hold talks to
end the five-year insurgency that has left at least 1,600 people dead.
King Gyanendra, Birendra's brother and the new constitutional monarch,
officially appointed Mr. Deuba to the post after 72 of 113 lawmakers from
the Nepali Congress voted for him in a leadership election. Deuba replaced
Girija Prasad Koirala, 76, who resigned as prime minister on Thursday
after leading Nepal for most of the last 11 years since the country's
absolute monarchy ended in a popular revolt. Mr. Koirala's 15-month stint
as prime minister ended soon after he was blamed for embarrassing setbacks
at the hands of the rebels and for failing to provide adequate protection
for Nepal's royal family. His government was also mired in a bribery
scandal involving the national airline.
On the eve of negotiations with a three-person delegation representing the
Maoists, Deuba has also announced plans for sweeping socio-economic
reforms, including land redistribution, election reform, and measures
aimed at ending caste discrimination - all measures the Maoist rebels
support.
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2. KEEPING TABS ON INTERNATIONAL TROUBLE SPOTS
With the Maoist uprising and royal killings in Nepal, visitors with
upcoming trips to places experiencing unrest can find up-to-date
information from a number of sources.
The U.S. State Department keeps abreast of international developments and
issues different levels of statements. A State Department warning suggests
travelers should not go to certain countries at all, although the ultimate
decision is up to the traveler. State Department public announcements
advise certain precautions, such as avoiding areas occupied by rebel
forces or city neighborhoods plagued by gang violence.
Travelers planning trips to Nepal should continue to monitor the situation
closely on the Web. The following sites are helpful:
U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu: http://www.south-asia.com/USA/
U.S. Travel Warnings, Consular Information Sheets & Public
Announcements:
http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html
http://www.fco.gov.uk/travel/
:The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) is
the British Government department responsible for overseas relations and
foreign affairs
http://www.ds-osac.org: The Overseas
Security Advisory Council site, used by overseas workers and students,
includes comprehensive lists, embassy warnings and "Dates to
Watch" -- anniversaries of uprisings that are possible trigger dates.
http://www.BBC.com: The British Empire
once wrapped around the globe; the BBC still does. Correspondents
scattered everywhere file news reports on this site.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com:
Lonely Planet guidebooks' site has up-to-date information from travelers.
The "Thorntree" bulletin board touches on everything from
bandits at the waterfall to whether to bring your hair-dryer backpacking.
http://www.ifrc.org: The International
Red Cross site provides information on disease outbreaks and mass refugee
movements.
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3. NEPAL FAMILY PLANNING ADVOCATES PROTEST GLOBAL GAG RULE
Dr. Nirmal K. Bista, director general of the Family Planning
Association of Nepal (FPAN), testified last month before the U.S. Senate
Foreign Relations Committee that the Bush administration's global gag rule
has threatened the lives of poor women in his country. FPAN was
forced to decline U.S. assistance because of its research into
liberalizing Nepal's restrictive abortion laws.
Loss of this assistance -- approximately $250,000 -- jeopardizes the
existence of three family planning clinics in Nepal's most densely
population areas. The global gag rule, imposed by President George W. Bush
on his first official day in office, restricts nongovernmental
organizations in other countries receiving U.S. international family
planning assistance from using their own money to provide abortion
services, counseling or referrals, or to lobby to change abortion laws.
Nepal has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, and
half of these deaths are caused by unsafe abortion. Although abortion is
illegal under any circumstances in Nepal, officials at the Nepalese
Ministry of Health have concluded that legalizing abortion should be the
first step toward reducing maternal mortality.
http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/0719-106.html
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4. CHINESE CONSTRUCTING RAILROAD TO LHASA
An army of Chinese railroad builders is preparing to construct the world's
highest railroad. The railroad will run from the Tibetan capital of Lhasa
to the Qinghai province city of Golmud, near the Kunlun Pass. China's
government says the 700-mile stretch of rail will bring prosperity to
impoverished Tibet, where average incomes are about half of what they are
in the rest of China, and advance the government's 50-year-old goal of
linking Tibet - economically, politically and culturally - to China's
interior. Most goods and materials that flow in and out of Tibet now are
hauled in trucks along the bumpy, treacherous two-lane highway between
Lhasa and Golmud.
The $4.2 billion railroad project, begun last month and scheduled for
completion in 2007, presents enormous technical challenges. The high
altitudes, exceeding 15,000 feet above sea level at one point, will
require special train engines that can function with little oxygen, as
well as pressurized cars to keep passengers from suffering altitude
sickness. Some stretches will include the steepest grades ever climbed by
a railroad, and some will pass over ground that rises in winter and sinks
in summer. Fierce winds buffet some spots more than 170 days a year, while
other places are vulnerable to landslides and earthquakes. The project
will include 286 bridges and 10 tunnels, one of which will be a mile long.
Beyond those engineering issues lie environmental concerns for the
region's fragile ecosystem, which could be badly damaged if promised
protective measures fail. Some Tibetan groups have complained that the
railroad will accelerate China's exploitation of Tibet's natural resources
and the destruction of Tibetan culture, which they say has been under
assault ever since China invaded Tibet in 1950.
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20010816/3548496s.htm
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5. INDIA DAM MAY FLOOD BUDDHA'S BIRTHPLACE
Nepal asked India to stop building a dam that threatens to flood Buddha's
birthplace. Nepal formally requested India to "stop the construction
of the barrage," Four months ago, India began building the
Rassiyal-Khurda- Lautan dam across the Danav River, just 655 feet from the
Nepal-India border south of Lumbini. Lumbini, 170 miles southwest of
Nepal's capital of Katmandu, is where Buddha was said to have been born
more than 26 centuries ago. UNESCO, the United Nations' cultural arm, has
recognized Lumbini as the birthplace of Buddha and declared it a World
Heritage Site.
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6. NEPAL LOWER CASTES WORSHIP AT HINDU SHIVA TEMPLE
By Gopal Sharma
KATHMANDU, Aug 29 (Reuters) - About 300 lower caste Nepali Hindus, dubbed
untouchables in the Himalayan kingdom's rigid caste hierarchy, broke from
tradition on Wednesday and worshipped en masse in a Hindu temple in
Kathmandu, officials said.
It was the first time that Nepal's lower castes had entered the
centuries-old Pashupatinath temple on the banks of the holy river Bagmati
as a group to worship Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction.
Although Nepal's constitution bans caste-based discrimination, higher
castes still bar lower caste people from entering temples in remote areas
in the world's only Hindu kingdom.
The mass prayers in the pagoda-style temple came two weeks after Prime
Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba promised tough action against people who
discriminated against lower caste Hindus or stopped them from entering
temples or monasteries.
"They entered the temple in a group and the priest gave them the tika,"
Shankar Raj Pathak, an official of the Pashupati Area Development Trust,
told Reuters. No one protested.
Tika is a sandalwood paste which Hindu devotees daub on their foreheads.
"The worship would set example for other parts of the country where
untouchability still exists," said Chhabilal Bishwokarma, head of a
body working to end discrimination.
Nepal says it will press for the abolition of the caste system at the
world racism conference in South Africa.
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7. NEPAL TRUST NEEDS HELP SENDING OVER CLOTHING AND SUPPLIES
Please help the people of living in the hidden Himalayans. I have clothes
and supplies for them that need to get to Katmandu.
During this past year I spent two months in Nepal. I worked with Nepal
Trust providing basic health care service for villagers living in Humla, a
very remote area near the Tibetan border. Twelve percent of the children
die before they reach age 5 and 47% suffer from malnutrition. Fifty to
seventy percent of the children are infested with hook worms and tape
worms picked up from soil when barefooted. Providing shoes for children
and is one of my priorities.
Generous individuals and companies have donated clothing and medical
supplies. Now I have to figure out a way to get them from California. to
Kathmandu. The cost of shipping via the traditional route is not advisable
and not always reliable.
Please help? Is it possible to add some of these items to your shipment of
expedition supplies? Possibly those people that have signed up for a trek
would volunteer to take an extra bag along.
If you decide to be a courier: You will receive a duffel bag filled with
donated items. It will be locked after your inspection.
A courier letter, the Nepal Trust brochure and contact number for pick up
will be given to you. You will not be responsible for lost bags but you
must full out a claim form & give copy to NT Pick up will be at your
hotel or a convenient location in Kathmandu by a Nepal Trust person.
Carol Vernal, Gypsy_carol@yahoo.com
Home: 415-388-6205
Pager: 415-721-5202
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HIMALAYAN EXPLORERS CLUB UPDATES
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8. HEC PORTER ASSISTANCE PROJECT UPDATE
STAFFING: Look for the smiling face of Brandom Jones in late September at
the new Lukla office! Brandom will be expanding the tourist
education component of the project, reminding trekkers to visit the office
to properly outfit their porters before heading up to the high passes.
THANKS: Special thanks to John Krakauer for his generous donation to
support the Porter Assistance Project over the next year! Thanks also to
La Sportiva for donating a HUGE box of shoes! And finally, thanks to Chris
Feld-Boskoff, owner Mountain Madness, for flying out to Colorado to give
tremendous slide shows at Neptune Mountaineering and REI (and just two
days before she left for a climb of Cho Oyu in Tibet!).
COURIERS NEEDED: The HEC continues to accumulate more and more equipment
that we need to ship over to our Porter Assistance Project. Live in the
Denver/Boulder area and heading over to Nepal? Please contact Billy
Fitzgerald at billy@mountainexplorers.org We
can also use ideas from readers on how to work with the airlines to assist
us in getting over the loads of equipment we have collected!
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9. VOLUNTEER NEPAL HIMALAYA UPDATE
Just days to go now before the ten participants head over to Kathmandu to
meet Pasang and Wendy. The program officially starts on September 3rd,
with three days in Kathmandu for lectures on education, health, and
culture. Then it's up to Phaphlu for nine days of teacher training and
language training. The participants will then be placed individually in
villages all the way to Monjo, where they'll teach English through
mid-December. The next program begins in February, 2002 - please contact
us soon if you are interested!
Jane Sabin Davis, jane_sabin_davis@hotmail.com
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10.JOIN THE HEC KHUMBU REFORESTATION PROJECT
The HEC, Manaca.com, and the Everest Foundation are teaming up to help a
local community forestry group plant 20,000 trees in the Khumbu region in
Nepal. The 16 day trip departs from the U.S. on April 20, 2002, and
includes six days working side-by-side with a local community forestry
group to collect soil, prepare the soil, and plant the saplings. There is
also an optional six day extension to the Tengboche Monastery. For more
information please contact us at info@mountainexplorers.org
or visit http://www.mountainexplorers.org/club/reforestation.htm
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MONTHLY FEATURES
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11. INTERNET CONNECTION: WHAT'S NEW ON THE WEB (THE NEPAL HOME PAGE)
The Nepal Home Page - An extensive FAQ on travel in Nepal, articles from
Travellers' Nepal, directories of trekking agencies and embassies, a
festival calendar and a bunch of other stuff, plus links to every other
Nepal-related site.
12. DID YOU KNOW? CLOTHING STYLES ARE CHANGING HERE IN NEPAL.
With all the diverse castes and religious groups here in Nepal, an
accompanying variety of clothing styles are worn as well. As there are too
many to describe in such a format as this, I will touch on the most common
fashions a visitor to this culturally rich country will most likely come
in contact with. Although Western wear is becoming more and more the
"norm" here in Nepal, you can still easily catch a glimpse of
the past fashions just about anywhere.
Whether it be in Kathmandu, a trekking route or a remote village, you will
see that the men have already adapted to the Western styles by sporting
cotton pants, blue jeans, t-shirts, sweaters, button shirts, laced shoes
(rather than thong sandals), fleece, etc. But the Nepali women have been a
bit slower in adopting the Western fashion standards and except for the
"new" generation, they still wear the styles as described below.
Topi - A traditional brimless hat worn a bit lopsided on their heads by
Nepali men. You'll see this hat commonly worn in both Kathmandu and the
villages by men of any caste, religion or profession. Some chose to wear
it as a daily style, and others wear these hats on formal occasions only.
They come is a variety of patterns, mostly of red and orange flavors
accented with black and white. And often times you'll see them in just
plain black.
Doura Suruwall - Men's traditional shirt and pant, normally made of white,
tan, salmon or light blue cotton fabrics. The pant legs are tapered but
loose fitting and are held up with a drawstring waist. The shirt is a
fitted wrap-around just above the knee length style, tying on the side at
the shoulder and waist level. Worn mostly by politicians daily or by
others on formal occasions only, these outfits are normally complimented
with a black suitcoat and topi hat. But here and there, in Kathmandu and
in the village as well, you'll find men from older generations wearing
this style (pant and shirt only) as daily wear doing daily activities such
as farming, carrying, chores and/or just relaxing.
Khuta Suruwall - This newer women's style has been taken from the fashions
of India and is considered everyday wear here in Nepal (mostly in the
Kathmandu Valley but now slowly dispersing into the villages). This style
is a personal choice and widely worn by most woman in Nepal, regardless of
caste, religion or profession. The pants legs are either very loose
fitting or tapered and held up by a pleated drawstring waist. The tops (I
call them dresses), are just below knee length. They have slits on each
side up to the thigh and are nicely tailored to show a woman's shapely
body. In addition, a long scarf called a dupatta is used to compliment the
Khuta and is worn my draping it loosely across the neck with the tails
flowing in the back. Similar to other clothes, this style can be
considered very "dressy" or just casual, depending on fabric,
style and complimentary jewelry.
Lungi - Wrap around skirt used by Nepali woman, mostly in the village.
These skirts are very comfortable and worn casually working the farm,
portering goods, doing household chores or just relaxing, anywhere,
anytime. A petticoat (westerners would call it a cotton drawstring waisted
half slip) is always worn underneath. In addition, a patuka is wound
around their waste like a sash to provide back support, in addition to
being a handy tote and unwound, a shawl for warmth. A simple blouse or
t-shirt is worn with a lungi.
Angi - This traditional women's dress is worn by Sherpa and Tibetan women
only. Normally, you see this ankle length dress worn in the villages as
everyday wear and in Kathmandu on holidays or with the older generations.
They are usually black or blue but can be any color of choice. They have a
large pleat on each side folding forward. The sleeveless dress is always
worn with a long sleeve blouse of any color underneath. In addition, a
married woman will always accent her outfit with a pangden (just above
knee length apron) of brightly striped colors.
Sari - An Indian born style adapted by Nepali women of any caste or
religion, except the Sherpa and Tibetans who wear the Angi described
above. A Sari is 5 meters of brightly colored fabric of which 3.5 meters
is wrapped and wrapped and wrapped around a woman's waist leaving the last
1.5 meters to diagonally cross her chest, throw over her shoulder and
leave a tail flowing in the back. A tight Nepali blouse called a choli is
worn underneath. A petticoat (cotton half slip) is worn underneath to
provide tuck-in stability for the wrap-around waist. Although worn as
daily wear by village women (either living in Kathmandu Valley or the
village), most women in Kathmandu wear a Sari for formal occasion only.
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MEMBER POSTINGS
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13A. LOOKING FOR INFO ON GOKYO/EVEREST BC
My daughter and I are planning a trip to Nepal in April and are looking
for a few people who have been trekking and could answer questions. WE
have been doing a lot of research and have a lot of the trip together, but
we would like to ask a few questions to those who have been there
recently. We will be doing the Gokyo/Everest BC trek. Your help would be
appreciated.
David Duffy, David.Duffy@esis.com
13B. PHYSICIAL SEEKS TO VOLUNTEER IN NEPAL
I am a primary care physician in Canada. I recently returned from a month
in Nepal including trekking to Base Camp. I thoroughly enjoyed the people
& the country & would like to volunteer medically .Any leads would
be appreciated .
Dave Hoag M.D.,C.C.F.P., choag@auracom.com
13C. NEED COURIER FOR VIDEO TO NEPAL
I need someone in the USA to take a video I made of our Manaslu trek to
the Kathmandu office for Jamie McGuiness. Please e me if you're going over
soon and could take it.
Tom Sewell, tomrsewell@hotmail.com
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VOLUNTEER/STUDY ABROAD
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.
Bridges-PRTD now accepting applications for Fall 2002 expedition (Sep 7 -
Dec 10, 2002). This study/volunteer work program focuses on tourism
development in a remote valley of Nepal; includes full Everest trek,
optional excursion to India. $1800 plus personal expense. Open to students
and non-students. www.bridges-prtd.com
or e-mail seth@bridges-prtd.com
Mani Rimdu at Chiwong. Join Jangbu Sherpa to visit the major
monasteries of the Solu, including Chiwong at the time of ceremony and
dances of Mani Rimdu. Also using the time to interview Tibetans and
acquire oral histories of life in the Rongbuk monastery before the Chinese
invasion. These oral histories are part of the missions of the Tarboche
Foundation., who is sponsoring the trek. Wonderful opportunities for
interactions with Tibetan monks and nuns. Oct 12-Nov 7, 2001.
Kim Malville
303 442 8678
malville@spot.colorado.edu.
The Nepal Volunteer Handbook offers potential volunteers everything they
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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
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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 cultures of the Himalayan Region. The HEC
coordinates education, assistance, and cross-cultural experiences for
members, volunteers, trekkers, and Himalayan residents.
Members can receive e-mail and postal mail, store luggage, use our
Internet phone to call the U.S. (no cost), and browse through trip reports
at our Clubhouses in Kathmandu and Islamabad, Pakistan. In addition,
members receive discounts with many hotels, restaurants, shops, and travel
agents. Members also receive our hardcopy newsletter, Himalayan News.
For more information about the HEC please contact us at:
Himalayan Explorers Club
PO Box 3665
Boulder, CO 80307
Phone: (303)998-0101
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