Tag Archives: Outside Magazine
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
Beyond Thin Air
Getting pretty frigid out, eh? Maybe not so bad if you’re from one of the coldest, highest, most dangerous places to climb on Earth. Four years ago I met–completely by accident—a Sherpa from the Himalayas in SoHo, who was once a high-altitude mountaineer, now working as … Continue reading
Filed under Books + Media, Generally speaking..., New York, Uncategorized
