Friday, May 14, 2004

Nawang Sherpa is a 29 year old trekking guide who lives in the high mountains of the Khumbu region of Nepal.

He lost his left leg below the knee in a traffic accident four years ago. As I write Nawang Sherpa is trudging up Mount Everest, heading for the summit. He's hoping to become the first Sherpa-Amputee to reach the top.

My thoughts are with him.

(Read more about Nawang Sherpa here.)

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