the most important leader in Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama. Shigatse is also the closest big city to the Mount Everest Base Camp. Ngari is much more remote compared to Shigatse and Lhasa.

This massive project endeavored to scientifically map the Indian subcontinent ... And let’s not forget that Mount Everest does have traditional, local names. Tibetan people call it “Chomolungm ...

In the early years, little was known about the physiological effects of extreme altitude, and mountaineers the world over wondered if they could possibly climb Mount Everest, the world's highest ...