A Porter's Life
Superhuman Tragedy. A personal project depicting the life of many porters in the Solu-Khumbu of Nepal
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“In 1997, a young Nepali porter employed by a trekking company became severely ill with altitude illness. He was paid off and sent down alone. It took just another 30 hours for him to die….He was 20 years old and left behind a wife and 2 small children. " The International Porter Protection Group (IPPG) was formed to prevent these recurring tragedies.
The group is run entirely by volunteers. Their mission is to lobby, educate and monitor through direct support of clothing banks, the construction of shelters and rescue posts. You can visit their website to learn more about how you can donate or volunteer at http://www.ippg.net/ or IG @ippguk
Thanks for taking time to view this series and story. There are many more photos and untold stories. I’ve merely presented a brief glimpse into the lives of these men and women. Please reach out to me if you have any additional information, ideas, thoughts, questions.
Here are some other reputable organizations I've found out about due to connections and a bit of research are:
The Juniper Fund. http://www.juniperfund.org @thejuniperfund
Community Action Nepal (CAN): https://www.canepal.org.uk/
@communityactionnepal
Kathmandu Environmental Education Project: https://keepnepal.org/ @keepnepal
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“In 1997, a young Nepali porter employed by a trekking company became severely ill with altitude illness. He was paid off and sent down alone. It took just another 30 hours for him to die….He was 20 years old and left behind a wife and 2 small children. " The International Porter Protection Group (IPPG) was formed to prevent these recurring tragedies.
The group is run entirely by volunteers. Their mission is to lobby, educate and monitor through direct support of clothing banks, the construction of shelters and rescue posts. You can visit their website to learn more about how you can donate or volunteer at http://www.ippg.net/ or IG @ippguk
Thanks for taking time to view this series and story. There are many more photos and untold stories. I’ve merely presented a brief glimpse into the lives of these men and women. Please reach out to me if you have any additional information, ideas, thoughts, questions.
Here are some other reputable organizations I've found out about due to connections and a bit of research are:
The Juniper Fund. http://www.juniperfund.org @thejuniperfund
Community Action Nepal (CAN): https://www.canepal.org.uk/
@communityactionnepal
Kathmandu Environmental Education Project: https://keepnepal.org/ @keepnepal
A Porter's Life: Interval
Headphones in. Music playing shutting out the rest of the world and helping the intolerable load become slightly more tolerable. A few minutes forward. A few minutes rest. Before dawn to well after dusk. The strategy of short intense exercise periods followed by frequent rest periods allows them to work at a high-intensity level, spread out over many hours each day.
