Everest Without the Crowds
The Three Passes Route maximizes views and minimizes time in basecamp.
Nepal earthquake: ABC reporter describes the moment devastation hit Patans.
The ABCs Siobhan Heanue was in Patans Durbar Square, a historic temple complex on the outskirts of Kathmandu, when Saturdays earthquake hit Nepal. This is what she saw: The tremors were so violent that people started falling to their knees around me.
Leaving Nepal, and Its Danger, in the Past
Suman Rai clashed with Maoists at home, so fearing for his family’s safety, he left. He wants his wife and daughter to join him in New York.
Under the Spell of a Culture Opposite to the Wests
WHAT is it about the idea of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism that has come to so fascinate Westerners? Why fix on this harsh land whose religion and people are in so many ways the antithesis of all that the Promethean West represents? As Westerners searching out spiritual leavening for lives of skepticism and noisy desperation have come to know the region, they have discovered something actual about it that is undeniably alluring -- a trait to which a stunning new film, Himalaya, by the French director Eric Valli, bears witness. Shot in Dolpo, an ethnic Tibetan region in northwest Nepal, Himalaya (it opens in New York on Friday) is only the most recent of a whole vogue of films that focus on Tibet. Documentaries like Compassion in Exile, The Saltmen of Tibet, Tibets Stolen Child and Red Flag Over Tibet (for which I was the correspondent) and feature films like Martin Scorseses Kundun, Paul Wagners Windhorse and Jean Jacques Annauds Seven Years in Tibet (for which Mr. Valli worked as a second unit director in the Himalayas) all bespeak the deep fascination the West has with Tibet as it once was or, at least, as we would like to imagine it to have been.. Orville Schell article on Eric Valli documentary Himalaya, which explores life in remote corner of Nepal; photos (M)
THE ROOF OF THE WORLD BY BUS, CAR AND FOOT
LEAD: Benares, Indias ancient holy city astride the Ganges, houses the only temple built by Mohandas K. Gandhi. It has neither Sivas nor Gneshes, only a huge relief model of India. Gandhi included Tibet in his vision of a unified India. Mao Zedong disagreed.
Two Ways You Can Join Nepals Earthquake Relief Effort.
The best place to get up-to-date information about HOTs response is via the HOT 2015 Nepal Earthquake wiki coordination page. Here you can find mapping tasks that are currently in progress, select a region, and start��.
Extent of the Damage From the Nepal Earthquake
The United Nations has reported that two districts close to the epicenter, Gorkha and Lamjung, have been severely affected, but the extent has not been fully assessed because transportation networks have been crippled. Jamie McGoldrick, resident .
Trekking With the Kids in Nepal
LEAD: IT was late in the afternoon of our hardest day of trekking in Nepal, a day in which we dropped from the frosty ridge of Tharepati at 11,800 feet to a suspension bridge over the Malemchi Khola nearly 4,000 feet lower. The views were spectacular, the people we met on the trail were friendly, and the thick evergreen and bamboo forest around us was rich with new discoveries.
Nepal earthquake: We huddled under a beam and prayed
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Powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake rocks Nepal | Earth.
Map of aftershocks in Nepal, by Chinas Earthquake Information Center via @Edourdoo on Twitter. Details of the quake from USGS are as follows: Time 2015-04-25 06:11:26 (UTC) Translate to your time zone. Nearby Cities
Nepal in the Family
Note: This lesson was originally published on an older version of The Learning Network; the link to the related Times article will take you to a page on the old site.. In this lesson, students investigate Nepalese culture, economy, geography, government, history, religion and current events to develop the introductory chapter of a guidebook. They then speculate on how the recent murders of members of the royal family in Nepal may affect the information provided in their guidebook.
INDIA ASSISTS FIGHT ON REBELS IN NEPAL; Military Alliance May Result From Joint Action Against Red-Backed Forces
NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 23--A military alliance between India and Nepal, the independent kingdom that partly intervenes between this country and Tibet, may be the outgrowth of joint activity by Indian and Nepalese troops against rebels in the strategic Himalayan state.. India-Nepal mil alliance seen as Indian troops aid in fighting Communist-influenced rebels who refuse to accept coalition Cabinet
Nepal Earthquake Toll Only Just Beginning
If that was not awful enough, the smudge had swallowed up Nepals capital, Kathmandu. But the map also had a star indicating that the epicenter of the quake was 50 miles (80 km) to the west of Kathmandu and far from the red smudge. So why was the worst .
Not Sure How Prone Your City Is To Earthquakes? This Map Might Help
Nepal faced close to 14 after shocks after yesterdays devastating earthquake which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale. The strongest after shock was felt this morning just a few minutes ago and measured 6.9 on the Richter scale. It was again strongly.
UI Professor Will Make Map of Nepal Quake
He has been studying earthquakes in Nepal for years, and the one that rattled the area Saturday was an once-in-a-lifetime event. ���This is approximately the same size as the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, he said. If this earthquake were to happen in .
M5.0 - 51km SSE of Jumla, Nepal
M5.0 - 51km SSE of Jumla, Nepal. 2015-04-21 14:02:19 (UTC) 28.846��N82.389��E. Location. Data Source US1 Map showing extent (w,s,e,n) = (77.3889, 28.846��N 82.389��E depth=41.8 km (26.0 mi)View interactive map��.
A History of Nepals Royal Family and Its Catastrophe
MASSACRE AT THE PALACE The Doomed Royal Dynasty of Nepal By Jonathan Gregson 255 pages. Talk Miramax Books. $24.95. If Jonathan Gregsons account of Nepals turbulent history is to be believed, the fate of that countrys monarchy may have been determined by a bowl of curd. His book describes the 18th-century legend surrounding Prithvi Narayan Shah, the first leader to rule Nepal as a unified kingdom. This king is said to have offered the curd to a hermit, who consumed it, and then to have been aghast when the hermit vomited it back at him. But the hermit was actually a disguised deity named Gorakhnath. And because the king shied away from the regurgitated curd, the deity put a curse on the royal family. Prithvi Narayan Shah was told that his familys dynasty would endure for 10 generations and then come to an end.. Janet Maslin reviews book Massacre at the Palace: The Doomed Royal Dynasty of Nepal by Jonathan Gregson (M)
Edmund Hillary, First on Everest, Dies at 88
Sir Edmund Hillary was the mountaineer who, with his Sherpa guide, was the first to scale Mount Everest.
Letters to The Times; Taxing Higher Income Issue Taken With Revenue Estimate Resulting From Surtaxes
. A B Hondru lr on Nov 4 ed describes imprisonment on her father R T Bryan Jr
HUMAN SLAVERY STILL FOUND IN MANY LANDS; Kingdom of Nepal Frees Its Serfs, but Bondage in Various Forms Remains in Parts of India, Arabia and Africa -- League of Nations Attacks the Evil
SLAVERY still exists in the world. A reminder of that fact is the recent proclamation of the Maharajahlraja of Nepal, emancipating the slaves in his country. There are still countries where men are the property of other men. The investigations of the League of Nations show that the abolition of slavery in the Kingdom of Nepal does not put an end to human bondage.. Sp art by S Zimand on survivals, in India, Arabia and Africa
Map: The Nepal earthquake was centered less than 50 miles northwest of.
US ambassador to Nepal tweets he is in touch with USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance working on US response. were ready to help - @AmbPeterBodde · see original on twitter.com · Alert my friends. 12 WHOA!
Two Ways You Can Join Nepals Earthquake Relief Effort From a Computer
The best place to get up-to-date information about HOTs response is via the HOT 2015 Nepal Earthquake wiki coordination page. Here you can find mapping tasks that are currently in progress, select a region, and start tracing routes yourself.
Political Map of Nepal | Nepal Zones Map - World Map
Political map of Nepal illustrates the surrounding countries with international borders, 14 zones boundaries with their capitals and the national capital.
Nepal Earthquake: Magnitude-6.7 Aftershock Strikes Region.
���The journey towards my family home in Sitapaila was a map of quake destruction, with many houses ��� old and new ��� torn apart,��� wrote freelance journalist Sunir Pandey. ���A high wall surrounding a monastery had collapsed��.
Grief and Faith in Tibet
Weighed down by grief, the author makes a pilgrimage to Mount Kailas, venerated by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and others.
SHANGRI-LA GREETS TRAVELER IN NEPAL; Sight of Capital Is a Startling Contrast After Arduous Trip Through Jungle in Clouds
KATMANDU, Nepal, July 4-- Standing in the wet jungle growth of Chandragiri Pass and gazing at the mountain-girt Himalayan valley of Katmandu from a height of 8,000 feet, the weary, saddle-sore and leech-bled traveler inevitably will think of Shangri-la.. R Trumbull articles: trip to capital Katmandu
New India-Nepal Highway Formally Put Into Service
. opened by Prime Min Koirala; map
Earthquake Devastates Nepal, Killing More Than 1900
NEW DELHI ��� A powerful earthquake shook Nepal on Saturday near its capital, Katmandu, killing more than 1,900 people, flattening sections of the citys historic center, and trapping dozens of sightseers in a 200-foot watchtower that came crashing down .
Google launches tool to help victims of massive earthquake in Nepal
Some are built on existing apps ��� such as overlaying crisis data on Google Maps ��� while others involve a new platform, such as tools for delivering public alerts. This article was written by Rob Crilly New York from The Daily Telegraph and was legally .
Map: Nepal earthquake and aftershocks
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal before noon local time Saturday and was most severely felt in Katmandu, the capital, and the densely populated Katmandu Valley. A magnitude 6.6 aftershock hit about an hour later, and smaller aftershocks.
Nepal earthquake - Global News
A USGS map, showing the epicentre of the massive #earthquake in #Nepal and the aftershocks. http://t.co/Fx9cfugm6s��� George Kourounis (@georgekourounis) April 25, 2015��.
The M7.8 Earthquake In Nepal Is Going To Be Really.
Map of the main earthquake and the first 26 aftershocks over M2.5; larger circles indicate larger magnitude earthquakes. Check for live updates here. Image credit: USGS. Nepal is located on the convergent zone in the��.
How Digital Jedis are Responding to the Nepal Earthquake
Note: the outstanding Kathmandu Living Labs (KLL) team have also launched an Ushahidi Crisis Map in collaboration with the Nepal Red Cross. Weve already invited invited KLL to take all of the MicroMappers data and add��.
Experts gathered in Nepal a week ago to ready for earthquake
Just a week ago, about 50 earthquake and social scientists from around the world came to Kathmandu, Nepal, to figure out how to get this poor, congested, overdeveloped, shoddily built area to prepare better for the big one, a repeat of the 1934 temblor.
Long-Predicted Death Toll in Nepal Earthquake Reflects Wider Himalayan.
Update, 12:24 p.m. | It will be interesting to check whether building collapses and other quake damage match the projections mapped in a 2010 paper in the Journal of Geographic Information Systems: ���Urban Vulnerabilities in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: .
Massive Magnitude-7.9 Earthquake Hits Nepal; Widespread.
A massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake has struck Nepal less than 50 miles from the capital, Kathmandu, the U.S. Geological Survey said Saturday. Witnesses said people were killed and injured, and historic buildings in Kathmandu had tumbled to the ground... Torrance ExxonMobil Refinery Rocked by Large Explosion; Earthquake-Like Shaking Reported �� Local News �� A map shows the approximate location where a magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck on Saturday,��.
Deadly earthquake Nepal - Earthquake-Report.com
Dr. Tom Robinson ��� earthquake-induced landslide model ��� Nepal Quake (http://ewf.nerc.ac.uk/2015/04/25/nepal-earthquake-likely-areas-of-landsliding/) ��� Click on the map to watch it in full size. Important update 07:20 UTC��.
71 Toes: my sister and the earthquake in Nepal
They are at or near the Thorong Phedi la pass which is at the north end of the Annapurna circuit (top map) and if you then look at the bottom map, you will see that that location is almost directly north, probably by at least 50��.
Long-Predicted Death Toll in Nepal Earthquake Reflects.
Kashis Das Shrestha, a photographer and sustainable development policy adviser in Katmandu, posted a stream of photos on Twitter (@kashishds) in the first minutes after the Nepal earthquake.Credit Kashish Das Shreshtha. In an update on its work in the region posted just last. A U.S. Geological Survey map of the earthquake zone (yellow and red bands denote shaking intensity).Credit earthquake.usgs.gov. Heres the most relevant part of the Geological Survey��.
In Nepal, an Adventurous Girls Best Friend Is Her Sherpa; Seven Days in the Nepal Wilderness in Search of the Perfect Holiday
ALL my life Ive been looking for the perfect holiday: the kind that costs nothing, thats daring without actually being dangerous and that will impress the hell out of my friends when I get home. It should also include a wild love affair.. H Brown travel article on trek through Nepal with Sherpa guide; illus
M7.8 - 34km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
A Collection Where Cultures Connect and East Meets West
Were all connected is the big-picture story of art. It always has been. If you have any doubts, visit the Walters Art Museum here, where that message comes across soft and clear, and in exquisitely concentrated form. Theres no better time to make the trip. The museum has just fully reopened after a three-year renovation. A large chunk of its permanent collection has been reinstalled, a move that puts one of the countrys finest gatherings of Egyptian and Byzantine art back on view. Its recent acquisitions of Ethiopian art, probably the best assemblage outside of Africa, are taking their inaugural bow.. Holland Cotter reviews art from India, Nepal and Tibet at Walters Art Museum in Baltimore; photos; also notes reinstallation of permanent collection after major renovation (M)
Interactive map: Nepal death toll rises to 2200
Tens of thousands of Nepalese who spent the night under a chilly sky were jolted awake by strong aftershocks Sunday, and rescuers aided by international teams cleared rubble in search of survivors after a powerful earthquake killed at least 2200 people .
AMERICANS GIVE MT. EVEREST THE ONCE-AROUND
While mountaineers keep vying to find new ways to climb Mount Everest, a small team of Americans has pulled off an imaginative variation by becoming the first people to trek completely around the worlds highest mountain. The four Americans arrived here after an adventure that covered 300 miles around the mountain in Nepal and Tibet. The trek, which took three and a half months, was done on cross-country skis and on foot. The steeper sections, including seven major passes ranging up to 22,000 feet, required climbing with ice axes and crampons, which are sharp 12-point cleats lashed to boots.
Heres all you need to know about earthquakes
A massive 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck east of Pokhara in Nepal on Saturday, causing widespread damage to buildings in the capital Kathmandu and injuring dozens across the country. People from Delhi-NCR, Ranchi, Kolkata, Guwahati, Patna, Jaipur .
Nepal Installing Radar System to Boost Air Safety
Nepal is improving air transport safety by installing a new radar system and weather monitoring equipment to help prevent accidents during bad weather in the mountainous nation, an official said Wednesday.
Supporting Online Volunteer Response to the Nepal.
They have activated for the Nepal response to: Search social media for reports of damage and requests for assistance; process and map this information; and make it available to responding agencies. Help create a database��.
The Exigent City
Increasingly, refugee camps have become de facto cities, and cities have become extended refugee camps. Is there a place here for architects?
Nepal District Map - World Map
The district map of Nepal shows the 75 districts of the country which are divided on the basis of the 14 administrative zones.
Nepalese Report New Incursions; Communist Chinese Accused of Dozen Border Crossings Reds Are Charged With Taking Over a Pass to Tibet
KATMANDU, Nepal, July 23 -- Chinese Communist troops have made at least a dozen incursions into northern Nepal in the last two months, according to usually reliable sources here.. repts at least 12 incursions in last 2 mos; charges Chinese occupied Himalayan Pass, Aralanga; map
India sending UAVs to map destruction
The sheer scale of disaster is so huge that Nepalese authorities, despite their best efforts, are overwhelmed and their infrastructure is under severe stress. We dont even know exactly where and what building has collapsed. Since communication lines.
7.5-magnitude earthquake rocks Nepal; damage reported.
A strong 7.5-magnitude earthquake has hit near Nepals capital of Kathmandu and the U.S. Geological Survey says it expects heavy damage.