Journeys

A physician’s travels beyond the clinic: a trek to Everest Base Camp, the pilgrimage to Kailash, and the reflections they bring.

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  • Yaks are the engines of the Himalayas, even at Kailash
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    Guests in the Thin Air

    This is part 2 of the 3-part series on my Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. The Tibetan plateau does not welcome you. Above 15,000 ft (4,570 m) the air is thin, the wind is freezing, and the land is nothing but rock,…

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