Islands in the Snow
Mark Horrell
Two days east of Lukla was a pleasant yak pasture surrounded by high peaks. When Col. Jim Roberts set out to look for it in 1953, he ended up making the first ascent of Mera Peak and sowing the seeds of Himalayan tourism.
Mera Peak has become a popular goal for trekkers and novice mountaineers, but few people climb to its true summit, and fewer still travel beyond it to find the secret yak pasture that sparked Roberts’ journey.
The yak pasture was the Hongu Valley, a hidden sanctuary of grassland, lakes and glaciers linking Mera Peak with the Everest region and Island Peak to the north. Fifty years after Roberts, Mark Horrell embarked on a trek through Nepal’s Khumbu region to follow in his footsteps, climb the two trekking peaks at either end of the valley, and resolve a long-standing mystery about Mera Peak’s height.
Join Mark on a captivating journey through this enchanting region of high mountains and remote valleys.
Duration - 3h 7m.
Author - Mark Horrell.
Narrator - Mark Horrell.
Published Date - Tuesday, 28 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2018 Mark Horrell ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
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Footsteps on the Mountain Diaries
Mountain Footsteps Press
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Description:
Two days east of Lukla was a pleasant yak pasture surrounded by high peaks. When Col. Jim Roberts set out to look for it in 1953, he ended up making the first ascent of Mera Peak and sowing the seeds of Himalayan tourism. Mera Peak has become a popular goal for trekkers and novice mountaineers, but few people climb to its true summit, and fewer still travel beyond it to find the secret yak pasture that sparked Roberts’ journey. The yak pasture was the Hongu Valley, a hidden sanctuary of grassland, lakes and glaciers linking Mera Peak with the Everest region and Island Peak to the north. Fifty years after Roberts, Mark Horrell embarked on a trek through Nepal’s Khumbu region to follow in his footsteps, climb the two trekking peaks at either end of the valley, and resolve a long-standing mystery about Mera Peak’s height. Join Mark on a captivating journey through this enchanting region of high mountains and remote valleys. Duration - 3h 7m. Author - Mark Horrell. Narrator - Mark Horrell. Published Date - Tuesday, 28 January 2025. Copyright - © 2018 Mark Horrell ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duración:00:00:10
Epigraph
Duración:00:00:23
Day 1 – The world’s scariest airport
Duración:00:12:21
Day 2 – Dehydration
Duración:00:03:50
Day 3 – Into the Hinku Valley
Duración:00:05:37
Day 4 – Bamboo forest
Duración:00:04:13
Day 5 – Into high moorland
Duración:00:06:41
Day 6 – Mirkwood
Duración:00:10:13
Day 7 – A tiny gompa
Duración:00:06:56
Day 8 – Boot trouble
Duración:00:03:20
Day 9 – A hidden valley
Duración:00:11:59
Day 10 – Onto the Mera Glacier
Duración:00:04:05
Day 11 – The Mera La
Duración:00:03:29
Day 12 – A glorious place to camp
Duración:00:08:38
Day 13 – A trio of summits
Duración:00:13:14
Day 14 – The Hongu Valley
Duración:00:08:19
Day 15 – High lakes
Duración:00:04:35
Day 16 – The Amphu Labtsa
Duración:00:09:45
Day 17 – Dust storm
Duración:00:02:16
Day 18 – Lhotse
Duración:00:04:35
Day 19 – Knife-edge ridge
Duración:00:11:13
Day 20 – Monks and snow storms
Duración:00:04:34
Day 21 – Into the Gokyo Valley
Duración:00:03:56
Day 22 – Arrival in Gokyo
Duración:00:04:06
Day 23 – The perfect Gokyo Ri experience
Duración:00:04:56
Day 24 – Ngozumba Tsho, the Fifth Lake
Duración:00:05:13
Day 25 – Across the Renjo La
Duración:00:04:36
Day 26 – Thame
Duración:00:06:10
Day 27 – Namche the building site
Duración:00:03:54
Day 28 – The busy Everest trail
Duración:00:06:32
Day 29 – Lukla to Kathmandu
Duración:00:03:53
Acknowledgements
Duración:00:01:38
About Mark Horrell
Duración:00:01:42
Ending Credits
Duración:00:00:17