While it was worth every penny to climb Mt. Everest, Denali, and Aconcagua as well as the many "smaller" mountains of California, they have put me into financial strain. I am nearly finished with university, and upon graduation will seek a career that will help me pay off my debts. In the mean time, any donation towards my past and future goals would be welcome and much appreciated. However, after coming back from Everest and meeting some of the most amazing people on earth, I can honestly tell you that your money would be put to better use helping them. The Sherpa of the Himalayas live a simple existence in the Khumbu Valley as well as Tibet. They have the biggest hearts and smiles and work harder than anyone else I have seen. I have never been so inspired. I could not have summited without them and their generosity. I will pay off my loans, but I will always feel in debt to these extraordinary people. They don't enjoy many luxuries, and necessities for human progress such as school, hospitals, and general infra structure are generally lacking. If you are looking to help me outdo something better than donating to my dream. Help the people who treated me so well.

To donate to the American Himalayan Foundation which works to build
bridges, schools and hospitals for the Sherpa, click on the photo of my
friends Sonam and Dawa Puti. Any ldonation, no matter how small helps
According to the American Himalayan Foundation:

"$63 gives an elder a year’s worth of rice, tsampa and warm clothes in Tibet.
$86 pays for 100 doctor visits for poor Tibetans and Nepalis at the Friends of
Shanta Bhawan Clinic in Kathmandu. 
$90 lets a Tibetan orphan live in a school hostel for a year: food, medicine, and warm clothes.
$100 saves a young girl from prostitution and keeps her in school for a year.
$120 supports a young nun in her studies in Kathmandu for six months.
$123 gives a child a whole year in a Mustang day care: safety, learning and hot lunches.
$143 purchases a pair of goats ($80 for the billy, $63 for the nanny) so a woman in rural Nepal can start an income-generating business.  Baa!  Baa!
$150 gives a disabled child life-changing surgery at the Hospital and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children in Kathmandu.
$212 feeds a child in Choudon Orphanage in Lhasa for an entire year.
$230 pays for one day of cleaning Buddha images in 15th century monasteries in Upper Mustang.  Want merit?
$550 keeps a destitute Tibetan elder safe and warm for a whole year – in a home in Kathmandu or Tibet.
$1,650 gives a classroom of disabled children a teacher for a year at the lovely Navjyoti School.
$2,080 builds a new bridge in Upper Mustang with the Youth Group so villagers, especially young children, stay safe.
$2,880 pays for an eye camp in Tibet, where 50 nomads suffering harsh weather and light, receive sight-restoring cataract surgery.
$9,970 pays for a whole water system for a rural Tibetan village.  Clean water from artesian springs means better health and no more hours of women carrying water.
$17,200 builds a bridge for a particularly poor nomad community in eastern Tibet."

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Money donated helped cover the cost of:
   -Food for two months in the mountains
   -Climbing permits
   -Insurance
   -Equipment
   -Support Crew
   -Airfare
All of this totaled approx. $30,000!


 
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