Stories: Mountaineering
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Himalayan Guides Pack Nepal’s Economy to New Heights
The spire of Ama Dablam was lost in clouds when Ang Dawa Sherpa found something even better to look at. We’d been walking at 13,000 feet above sea level, listening to helicopters flying somewhere below us in a sea of fog, when he pointed out the band of Himalayan tahr grazing on a fall-colored mountainside. Bigger than North American...
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Knitted Together: Montana-Nepal Partnership Builds Jobs and Security
In a city world-famous for its religious architecture, Sachindra Pradhanang built a temple of industry. And he’s done it with assistance from a quiet firm in Missoula, half a world away. He’s done it in a place with few natural resources but a determination to make the most of its people’s skills. If you...