October 2025 – Devin Leigh Snyder

Should I Climb Everest in March?

Just the base camp — not the summit. Shall we? But the base camp itself is a 7-day climb. That’s after flying into Lukla, which at 9,500 ft elevation and 1 crash per 1,000 flights is the most dangerous airport in the world. But when am I going to be here again, with two newContinue reading “Should I Climb Everest in March?”

Culture Shock: Month 1 in the Himalayas

Jaymashi Sathiharu! (Hello friends!) I’m slowly but surely assimilating to the different pair of shoes for each room, using a bidet (or small pitcher of water) and my left hand every time I use the restroom, which is often only a hole in the ground. I cried the third time I had to use theContinue reading “Culture Shock: Month 1 in the Himalayas”