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Interview with Dhendup Lama in Image Channel. [12:31]
An Interview with Image Channel after completion of Great Himalayan Trail (GHT) the first time. This is the first video to be uploaded and Dhendup has already started his second trek of the GHT and this time he is completing from North of India-through Nepal and to Pakistan. Will keep u posted for his up coming videos shot in site.
Tags: mountains, himalayas, dhendup lama, trek, nepal trek, cold, hiking, kathmandu

Episode 164: Better Out Than In [39:48]
I've Been Trekkin' All Night, My Foot's Wet On The Hill. We had our first full day of trekking towards Everest's Kangshung Face today. When you begin a trek, the staff usually lulls you into a false sense of comfort by only making you walk a short distance to the first backcountry camp. This is precisely what happened on this trek. We only walked a half day yesterday and we all felt strong and like masters of the universe. This trekking stuff is easy! We'll be at Everest in no time! Well, it's amazing what a difference a day makes. We set off this morning confident as can be and all in great spirits. Christine had a rough night but was looking great and feeling much better as we set out on what was going to be a day full of hitting the wall, bonking and breakthroughs. We began early and walked through the head of the valley gaining altitude until we came to a very steep hill. The landscape here is very different than on the South Side. We're already much higher and the surrounding hills (I say hills but they're actually over 18000 feet/5000m) have very little vegetation and have a stark beauty to them. Another thing I was pleased to see were the abundance of large, high alpine lakes. There's water everywhere over here! We stopped at the bottom of the steep hill to take a deep breath before starting up. It was the path up to a high pass that needed to be summited in order to descend to tonight's camp. I hung back with Shakeel and Nicole and we could see other members of ...
Tags: Everest, the, other, side, Mt., Mount, Mountains, Mountaineering, climbing, expedition, camping, hiking, backpacking, adventure, outdoors, travel, Nepal, Kathmandu, Katmandhu, Tibet, Sherpa, Monk, yak, Buddhism, Hinduism, Spirituality, documentary, film,

Episode 160: Chomolungma National Park [25:20]
So Much More Than a Sign. After leaving Shigatse we had some nice time in the Land Cruisers as we "cruised overland" through the stark Tibetan landscape. We're all ready to be using our own feet as transportation at this point but these last days of vehicular transport are unavoidable. I have mixed feelings about riding in the Land Cruisers. One one hand, no one likes to be cooped up in a car for hours on end. On the other hand, it's nice to see so much of this high desert. There are endless valleys and foothills to marvel at. Personally, I also find the vehicles quite conducive for napping. Which is nice. The monotony of the driving was gratefully interrupted by yet another summiting of yet another pass. But this one was of particular interest to the group. This one, Gyatso La (5248m / 17218'), was topped by the elaborate sign declaring your entrance into the Chomolungma Nature Preserve; Tibet's national park for Everest. It's quite a milestone even if Everest itself is nowhere to be seen. We're getting close! Just one more night in a hotel in civilization. After that we're on our own. I guess you could say that sign is a sign of things to come. Jon Miller Total Running Time: 25:20
Tags: Everest, the, other, side, Mt., Mount, Mountains, Mountaineering, climbing, expedition, camping, hiking, backpacking, adventure, outdoors, travel, Nepal, Kathmandu, Katmandhu, Tibet, Sherpa, Monk, yak, Buddhism, Hinduism, Spirituality, documentary, film,

Having Chai and Making Facebook Friends in a Village in Nepal [00:31]
This village was only accessible via a suspension cable footbridge across a raging river and was surrounded by rice paddies. We met a very nice student and her family there who served us Nepalese chai. Despite the remoteness of the place and the difficulty getting there, she asked us if we were on Facebook. Proof that everyone in the world is pretty much already on Facebook, at least it appears to be.
Tags: Nepal, Facebook, Village, Chai

Duzer Duz the Himalayas part1-Kathmandu [04:30]
Ryan Van Duzer arrives in the beautiful capitol city of Nepal and gets ready for a trek in the Himalayas. While on his way to rent a bike he finds a sweet barber shop and gets the massage of his life!
Tags: Himalayas, ryanvanduzer, nepal, adventure, annapurna, trekking, globetrekker, host, mountains, beauty, travel, kathmandu, katmandu, haircut, barber