5/24/2008 to 5/27/2008 | NepalBy Micah Hanson, on May 27th, 2008  12► Knobby View Panorama It snowed most of the day I hiked to Dzonglha, the last lodge before the 5420m/17,782 ft pass to the Gokyo Valley known as the Cho La. At the lodge in Dzonglha I met, Ben, an outdoor enthusiast from Minneapolis, Minnesota, with the accent to match. He had started […] 5/20/2008 to 5/23/2008 | NepalBy Micah Hanson, on May 23rd, 2008  123► As I hiked towards Gorak Shep, at the foot of Kala Pattar, and the last lodge settlement on the route to Everest Base camp, I struck up a conversation with a friendly Nepali man, named Kili Sherpa (pronounced Kee-Lee). I ended up hiking with him and his cousin most of the way […] 5/16/2008 to 5/19/2008 | NepalBy Micah Hanson, on May 19th, 2008  123► My principal goal in Chukhung was to climb the near by peaks of Chukhung Ri (5559m/18,238 ft) and Chuckhung Tse (5857m/19,216 ft), the highest point in the area not requiring an expensive climbing permit. On my first day I climbed up Chukhung Ri to test my acclimatization and see if I could […] 5/6/2008 to 5/15/2008 | NepalBy Micah Hanson, on May 15th, 2008  12► Everest, it’s a mountain that has fascinated the western world ever since it was determined to be the highest point on the planet in the mid-19th century. It has drawn travelers and mountaineers to the region surrounding it, known as the Kumbu, ever since. Seeing Everest for the first time inevitably brings […] 4/17/2008 to 5/5/2008 | India , SikkimBy Micah Hanson, on May 4th, 2008  12345► Sikkim is in northeast India and it sticks up like a little peninsula into the Himalayas. Bordered on the west by Nepal, the east by Bhutan, and the north by Tibet its culture and landscape is closer to these regions than most of the rest of India.. I was heading to Sikkim […] | Currently in:Chicago, Illinois, USA |