The Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization based in the USA and voluntarily run by the children of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa. 100% of contributions benefit our work within the Sherpa and Himalayan communities. Tenzing devoted much of his life after Everest to raising awareness about Socio Economic challenges faced within...Read More

In the year following the 1953 climb, George Lowe was visiting the Nepalese village of Khumjung with Sir Edmund Hillary when a young Sherpa presented their group with a petition. It read, “We have eyes but we cannot see; we have ears but we cannot hear. We know there is a big world out there,...Read More

The Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Foundation (TNSF) is a non-profit organization registered in the United States to benefit the people of the Himalaya. It was created in memory of our parents Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Daku Tenzing Sherpa to help those in need, especially the Sherpa people. The foundation supports projects in education, healthcare, cultural preservation,...Read More

Kanchenjunga Diary extract 1955: George Band Summit Climb The successful ascent of Mt Everest in 1953 inspired more successful climbs of “eight-thousanders”. One of these was Mt Kanchenjunga by George Band, one of the 1953 expedition members. Just like the 1953 expedition resulted in a special relationship with the people from the Khumbu area, George...Read More

The Himalayan Trust UK health team first visited Yamphudin in 2015. The very poor, remote mountain villagers there were desperate for our help. They enthusiastically partnered with us for five years, and together we transformed their health knowledge, behaviours, services and outcomes.   Yamphudin Ward lies in Sirijangha Rural Municipality, within Taplejung Province in the...Read More

In some parts of Nepal, the practice of chhaupadi still continues to happen, despite being banned by the Supreme Court in 2005. Chhaupadi is when women and girls who are on their periods are banished to a shed or hut in the belief that their household will be punished by God if they are to...Read More

Rani School is situated at the top of a very steep incline. Whichever way you set off; you must climb steeply for a thousand metres to get to it. Yet despite its challenging location, Rani School is arguably one of the most successful of all the schools that are being supported by the Himalayan Trust...Read More

Pay no attention to the faults of others, things done or left undone by others. Consider only what, by oneself, isa done or left undone. – Buddha These inspiring words feature on the trailer for an astonishing Nepali documentary film about the intrepid teams that venture into Mount Everest’s so-called death zone to clean up...Read More

Give a fiver for Ed and help give the gift of education The achievements of Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay astounded the world in 1953. Together with, and thanks to their expedition team, they became the first humans to climb to the very top of Mount Everest. That much is well documented, with...Read More

Enhancing opportunities for students and teachers with disabilities in Nepal Quality teaching and access to training is an ongoing challenge in the rural and remote regions of Nepal, and more so for students and teachers with disabilities. Children in these remote areas don’t have sufficient access to teachers, and those that are employed are often...Read More