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Inshallah Kashmir - Living Terror
Ashvin Kumar has produced a compelling new documentary about Kashmir. Ashvin Kumar's previous film about Kashmir, Inshallah, Football was initially refused a certificate by India's censors. This time...
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Rules, fees, permits
In the 90's you could trek in the Garhwal with a minimum of formality, provided you stayed away from the Inner Line. For me, that was one of the main reasons for choosing the Garhwal rather than, say,...
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Lhasa 1959
The month of March is a time when Tibetans reflect on their history. They do so because March was the month of the 1959 Lhasa Uprising against Chinese rule. read more
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Self-Immolations in Tibet
Tibetan exile Jamyang Norbu wrote in March 2009 that "the one prediction we can make with any confidence about the future of Tibet is that there will be more uprisings." read more
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Himalaya or Himalayas?
Himalaya or Himalayas? Applying the word "Himalayas" to the Himalayan mountains is a piece of linguistic butchery that became popular in the last century and now seems to be in decline. Its origin...
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Support staff mandatory for trekkers in Nepal
Another blow to the kind of trekking I like best... The Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN) says that from September 2012 the Nepalese government will require all trekkers to be accompanied...
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Supping with the Devil in Tibet and Syria
You need a long spoon to sup with the Devil. The Devil knows that you know that. So when he invites you to dinner he makes sure to provide you with a nice long spoon. And, if he can, he makes sure...
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Nepal rethinks solo trekking ban
Apparently common sense is winning, at least for the moment. The Nepal Government says it has put its earlier decision to ban solo trekking on hold until further notice.
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News from Lhasa?
Chinese artist and dissident Ai Wei Wei says he "would feel ashamed to go" to Lhasa. The city seems to be in a state of near-lockdown. Have you been there in the last few months? Please tell us about...
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Arrival
If you don't live in South Asia, your trip to the Indian Himalaya will probably begin at Delhi airport. Watch out! read more
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Tibetan National Uprising Day in Scotland
Tibetans and other supporters of Tibetan freedom held a demonstration in Scotland's capital Edinburgh on Sunday 10 March to mark the 54th anniversary of the Lhasa Uprising against Chinese rule. The...
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Piolets d'Or - Special mention for two climbs on Cerro Torre
All six of the climbs nominated for this year's Piolets d'Or award are on mountains in the Himalaya and Karakoram. But the jury of mountaineers announced today that it is giving "special mention" to...
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Piolets d'Or - 6 winners
The Piolets d'Or jury has decided that all 6 of the teams nominated for this year's Piolets d'Or mountaineering award are winners. The jury of four climbers, headed by jury President Stephen Venables,...
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Piolets d'Or 2013 - Winners and Quitters
2012 was a bumper year for mountaineering. The Piolets d'Or award - the mountaineering equivalent of the Booker Prize - was last week awarded jointly to six mountaineering teams for their...
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Piolets d'Or 2013 - Review to be held
The Piolets d'Or says it will shortly be holding a meeting with French and Italian partners to "review the event and establish a basis for the continued future of the Piolets d'Or." The announcement...
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Tweeting Everest
It's almost 60 years since the first ascent of Everest What do you on your 60th? Fifty is big, a hundred is stellar, but sixty is just fifty redux. You have to bring something new to the party....
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Punch-up on Everest
The Nepal-based Himalaya Times is today reporting that three foreign climbers have been "thrashed" by Sherpas while climbing between camps 2 and 3 on Everest. Two of the climbers are named as "Simboli...
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Everest Violence - statement from Ueli Steck and Simone Moro
Press Release issued by the NO2 Limits Expedition, 28 April 2013. Simone Moro has subsequently said in an interview that the expedition is abandoning its attempt on Everest.At about 8am on 27th April...
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Everest - lawlessness and the expedition industry
Climbers Ueli Steck, Simone Moro and Jonathan Griffith were attacked high on the slopes of Everest last month by a mob of Sherpas, following a minor dispute with a Sherpa team. They were beaten,...
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Piolets d'Or row - response from jury President Stephen Venables
The decision of this year's Piolet's d'Or jury to give the mountaineering prize to all 6 of the teams nominated for it aroused controversy and caused the editors of two French climbing magazines to...
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