Snowy Mountains main range, August 2009
Pemba Dorje Sherpa, holder of the world record for the fastest climb of Mount Everest and environmental lawyer and activist Prakash Sharma, from Pro Public Nepal have been in Australia to talk about the experience of global warming in the Himalayas.
You can find info on the tour, and our report on climate change in the Himalayas here.
To start the tour, we took them for a day trip up to Mount Kosciusko.
first, the photo shoot. We got a great photo in The Age
Pemba and Belinda
a man with the patience of a saint (that was a very long photo session)
the crew, with our photographer, Belinda
Prakash and Pemba
ok, so its not the West Ridge of Everest ...
many interviews and photos later, the summit
the western slopes coming into view and Jagungal out back
descent to Rawsons Pass
Damien, on the way home, snow coming in
an appreciation of the Bogong bioregion 