Kids of Nangpa La - 2 years after: (Left to right) Tsultrim Dorje (16), Sonam Choetso (18), Gyamtso (18), Dolma Palki (18), Jamyang Samten (16.) Image shot in Dharamsala (India) refugee camp courtesy of Mark Gouli (standing in back) for an upcoming documentary about the 2006 Nangpa La events (click to enlarge).
Posted: Jun 04, 2008 02:02 pm EDT SUBSCRIBER CONTENT PREVIEW FOR FULL STORY: LOGIN OR SUBSCRIBE NOW - UP TO 3 MONTHS FREE
This 2008 Everest season ExWeb's mailbox was abuzz with the usual readers' thank-you notes. That is, until the summits arrived. Why the sudden silence? Everest Google alerts offered un-inspired news about Apa Sherpa and the oldest summiteers. Then, at the very end of the season, two articles were forwarded to MountEverest.net; both published on the same day, May 27th. Olympic torch a PR nightmare - except on Everest"False Summit: China, the Olympic Torch, and the Politics of Climbing Everest" read the headline of the first piece, published by Huffington...
A little turkey story rerun
