It’s been fun trolling the Internet for information on Nepal’s rivers. Aqua-philes are strange beasts, if you can judge by their joyous metaphors about South Asia’s whitewater: “Like being flushed down an open-air toilet.” “Like reading an erotic novel.” “Like a pinball machine and you’re the ball.” “Orgasmic.” Some people offer valuable advice, like “Try not to get hung up on the bone-cracking boulder placed nastily in the middle of this section of the river.” […]
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Revised Itinerary
I’m still intrigued by the possibility of going rafting. I’d get to see a different part of the country — not just the river itself but the countryside enroute. And the rivers pass through remote villages so I’d get a fleeting glimpse of life in other parts of Nepal, in addition to the Sherpa region where we’re trekking. On our Upper Klamath trip this summer I realized I don’t like nonstop, big rapids. It’s such […]
Read moreRiver Rafting in Nepal?
I thought it might be fun to do a river-rafting trip too … probably not enough time, may be too late in the season, likely costs too much, but worth considering. Here are rafting company possibilities, hacked down from dozens I checked out. Hard to know which are reputable. Cheryl’s been sending out queries for me. And when Greg gets back from the Magpie, maybe I’ll see if he has ideas. I’ve asterisked the ones […]
Read moreChomolungma Sings the Blues (Book)
Book description… “Over 700 climbers have reached the summit of Everest itself, and it has become the sport of the wealthy. Permit fees run about $10,000 per person; most expeditions have base budgets beginning at $300,000. These groups, obviously well supplied, plus the many independent, low-budget travelers, leave behind massive amounts of litter and sometimes a shameful record of exploitation of their largely Sherpa porters. Douglas, a British climber and an editor of Climber magazine, […]
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