I Climb Mt. Everest…Well, Not Quite (Everest Base Camp, Tibet)
I awoke early the next morning like a child on Christmas morning, curious to discover Everest and half-expecting to have some spiritual revelation once I saw the place where earth meets the heavens. After 27 cups of yak butter tea, I was ready to go but my teammates were nowhere to be found. I was … Continue reading
Tibet – First Impressions (Lhasa, Tibet)
The most memorable aspect of Tibet is the sky. The sky in Tibet is as blue and capacious as an ocean. When I arrived in Tibet I felt as if I had landed on another planet, a magical land of brown hills hanging upside-down over the calmest of seas. I say the sky is simply … Continue reading