YAK DUNG

 






In Sherpa villages in the Himalayas, yak dung is made into patties and dried. It is the broken up and used for fuel for the fire. It doesn't smell and burns extremely hot. Very handy on a freezing cold night!

CAN YOU IMAGINE LIVING HERE

 The extreme climate found in the Himalayas does limit the areas where settlements can be built, and the weather puts huge strains on those living there because it restricts communications and movement. In the sub-Himalayan and middle Himalayan valleys, there are many Hindu villages of Indian origin. In the North it is mainly Tibetan Buddhists.

INTERESTING FACTS

 

 

The Himalayan mountain range in found in Asia and separates India and Pakistan from the Tibetan plateau of China. The Himalaya is more than just a mountain range: it’s a mountain system that includes more than 100 peaks that stand at 7,200 metres (23,620 feet) above sea level.

THE YETI MYTH!

 
 The Himalayan myth is that there is a Yeti on the lurk around the mountain range. It is the size of a man, walks upright, has an ape-like face and head and is covered in reddish-brown hair. It is also known as the "abominable snowman", But the Yeti is neither abominable nor snowbound. There have been sightings above and below the snow line.

WHAT FOOD DO THE PEOPLE IN THE HIMALAYAS EAT?

They mainly rely on plants and yak. Yak provides meat, which give protein and milk, for calcium and to make other products such as butter.

OUR ADVENTURE

  When we were climbing Mount Everest we found a group of Sherpas that live near the Mount. We stayed a little moment with them they told us the relation they have with the Mountain.
They have lived there all their lives, also the Sherpas taught us an easier way to climb.
Finally they told us that they were happy with our visit and that we could return when ever we want.

Things we didn´t know!!!

But you wouldn't want to go until you had shown yourself that you enjoy travelling and living in the Third World for an extended length of time. That's something that a lot of people don't think about. Go to a wild mountain area in the Third World someplace – Nepal would be perfect or trekking and climbing in the Andes. Find out how your body does on the other side of the world with new food and new people, away from your familiar world.