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Farewell to Yak and Yeti : The Rolwaling Sherpas Facing a Globalised World

 
Ruedi Baumgartner (Author) Ngawang Tenzing Lawa (Foroward)
Synopsis

As small boys, we were very shy about meeting tourists crossing though our valley, expedition sardar Ngawang Yonden Sherpa recalls. But at their heels, we enjoyed walking in the footprints that their heavy mountain boots left in the muddy ground, just to experience under our bare feet the feeling of the profiles of their rubber soles and imagine walking in their sophisticated mountain shoes.

That was in the 1960s. The Sherpas of Rolwaling Valley in Eastern Nepal still lived from breeding yaks and cultivating potatoes. They followed a seasonal cycle of transhumance from the winter settlement at 3200 meters to the high pastures above 5000 metres.

Today agro-pastoral livelihoods have given way to a highly successful engagement in the globalised mountaineering tourism of the Himalayas, organised from an urban base. This book attempts to trace this transformation. Life stories, extended into reflections, allow the reader insights into the perceptions and feelings of the Rolwaling Sherpas regarding this profound change.

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About the author

Ruedi Baumgartner

Ruedi Baumgartner first visited the Rolwaling Valley in the 1970s in order to conduct his doctoral field research. He later assumed various longterm assignments in bilateral development cooperation. He continues an active interest and engagement in development cooperation, particularly in Nepal.

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Bibliographic information

Title Farewell to Yak and Yeti : The Rolwaling Sherpas Facing a Globalised World
Format Hardcover
Date published: 24.09.2015
Edition 1st. ed.
Publisher Vajra Books
Language: English
isbn 9789937623421
length xii+296p., 107 Colour; Figures; 8 Maps; 25cm.