Trekking in the Mt. Everest Region

In October of 2019 Rick Hubbard and Sally Howe enjoyed a sixteen-day trek with a veteran Sherpa guide who led them through Sherpa lands near Mt. Everest. In addition to great exercise and outstanding mountain views, Rick and Sally interacted with the local community and learned about nonprofit partnerships set up by mountain climbers from many different countries to support Sherpa communities. They visited remote village schools, hospitals, libraries and a recently constructed center to teach current and future technical mountain climbing to Sherpa guides. The Sherpa provide, at huge personal and community risk, many climbing guides and support teams to foreign climbers attempting Everest and other high peaks. Join Rick and Sally for a glimpse of their trek and to discuss what they saw and learned.