himalaya site

September 20, 2006 by randomguru

Himalayas.dk is a nice site about The Himalayas, created by Mogens Larsen. He has some pretty stunning photos of Nepal and India, and has interesting information about trekking in The Himalayas.

I recently watched a movied entitled, “Himalaya“, a french produced movie filmed in Nepal, actually. They actually used mostly villagers who never acted before. And the “making of” featurette was very fascinating, and showed how much of a struggle it was to film in the remote regions of The Himalayas… no convenience stores, no resort hotel, no restrooms or places to bath other than a river of freezing water. It took nine months to shoot the movie in weather that was mostly chilly and some months went below zero degrees.

And then there is Mount Kailash in Tibet:

A great mass of black rock soaring to over 22,000 feet, Mt. Kailash has the unique distinction of being the world’s most venerated holy place at the same time that it is the least visited. The supremely sacred site of four religions and billions of people, Kailash is seen by no more than a few thousand pilgrims each year. This curious fact is explained by the mountain’s remote location in far western Tibet. No planes, trains or buses journey anywhere near the region and even with rugged over-land vehicles the journey still requires weeks of difficult, often dangerous travel. The weather, always cold, can be unexpectedly treacherous and pilgrims must carry all the supplies they will need for the entire journey.

Do I still want to go to The Himalayas? My lifelong dream? Good question… but I’m sure the journey would be unforgettable.

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2 Responses to “himalaya site”

shy on September 22nd, 2006 7:00 am

i would love to go to nepal and the himilayas.

what a wonderful site! thanks for the link!
randomguru on September 25th, 2006 12:43 am

you’re welcome!