Category Archives: Sherpas
The Savior and the Storm on K2 [Heroism]
PEMBA GYALJE SHERPA
On August 1, 2008, at just about 8 p.m., a massive serac cleaved from a glacier near the summit of K2, the world’s
second highest mountain, and barreled down a section of the Cesen climbing route called the Bottleneck. In an instant, one climber was dead, key safety lines were swept away, and 17 climbers were trapped above 27,000 feet with little chance of escape.
Showtime, Himalayan Style [Take Me To Your Leader]
Yesterday the New York-based Himalayan community — including many of the Sherpas I have written about in Outside Magazine and The New York Times — hosted His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for a 2-hour teaching at Radio City Music … Continue reading
Filed under Books + Media, Generally speaking..., Himalayas, New York, Outside Magazine, Sherpas, Uncategorized
The Everest Archives [Toil and Trouble]
I’m humbled, honored, and more than a little surprised that Outside Magazine has included my story about Sherpas relocating to New York City from the Himalayas on a list of its best ever stories relating to Mount Everest. On the roster are several … Continue reading
Storms Over Everest, Past and Present
Good reason to stay home tomorrow: “Storm Over Everest” on PBS’s FrontLine, airing Tuesday night from 9-11PM on PBS. Here’s why: the film, created by veteran mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears, and producer David Fanning, is riveting and timely. May marks … Continue reading
Calling The Colossus
The news that Sir Edmund Hillary had died of a heart attack at the age of 88 on Thursday in New Zealand didn’t particularly come as a shock to me—I’d been afraid of hearing the news since reading of his failing … Continue reading
High Plains Drifter
Who ever said New York doesn’t have everything? Now that Sherpas have moved en masse from the Himalayas to New York City, it only makes sense the Himalayas should follow suit. After all, the great range has around 100 peaks that … Continue reading
Filed under Books + Media, Himalayas, Mount Everest, New York, Outside Magazine, Queens, Sherpas
Sherpas on Prime Time
A few weeks ago I got a surprising phone call from producers at ABC News who hoped to turn my recent piece on Sherpas in New York from Outside Magazine into a segment for World News Tonight. After two days of filming in SoHo and … Continue reading
Filed under Books + Media, Generally speaking..., Mount Everest, New York, Outside Magazine, Sherpas
