KATHMANDU, Nepal Two American climbers have successfully skied down from the summit of the world's fourth-highest mountain, organizers said Monday.via www.nbcnews.com
I have been trekking and mountaineering in Tibet
I am writing this blog post from the Yak & Yeti hotel in Kathmandu. As some regular readers of this blog have commented, there has been a brief hiatus in my postings. For the last many weeks I have been…
UN Urges Nepal to Implement Supreme Court Ruling on Sexual Minorities
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal urged the government of Nepal to expedite implementation of a Supreme Court ruling issued three years ago that upholds equal rights in the granting of citizenship and…
How Not to Feed Airport Guards
An Interesting news item out of Kathmandu: 40 airport guards were taken sick with what appears to be dysentery all at the same time. The cause appears to be eating the same tainted food in the same employee cafeteria. …