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Everest Base Camp Seriesmediscuss.org › everest-base-camp-trek-series
A physician's Everest Base Camp trek in three essays: the ascent, the people met along the way, and the silence carried home. Read the full series.
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Kailash Mansarovar Seriesmediscuss.org › kailash-mansarovar-yatra-series
A physician's Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in three essays: the mountain and its two faces, the life that survives the thin air, and the crossing of Dolma La. Read the full series.
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The Silent Witness: The Duality of Kailashmediscuss.org › kailash-parikrama-shiva-devi-duality
From Yamadwar to the North Face, Mount Kailash belongs to Shiva. Beyond the pass, it belongs to the Mother. I write on walking through both halves of a sacred mountain.
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Guests in the Thin Air · Kailash Mansarovar Series · Part 2mediscuss.org › kailash-wildlife-thin-air-physician
Gulls that fly in from the Arabian Sea to breed at 15,000 ft (4,570 m). A marmot that carries the plague. Yaks that make our presence possible. A physician on who actually belongs on the Kailash Parikrama.
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The Mountain Within: Bringing the Silence Homemediscuss.org › mountain-within-return-from-everest-base-camp
The descent from Everest Base Camp is not just physical. The helicopter ride, the chaos of Lukla, the joy of MTR food, and returning to hospital work with a new internal silence.
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The Sixth Walker: A Physician’s Pilgrimage to Everest Base Campmediscuss.org › everest-base-camp-trek-physician-experience
A physician's journey to Everest Base Camp isn't just about altitude. Dr. Shashikiran Umakanth explores the intersection of medicine, mortality, and friendship at 5,364 meters. Includes medical tips for trekkers.
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Stones of Silence, Guardians of Snow: The Heart of the Himalayasmediscuss.org › stones-of-silence-guardians-of-snow-ebc-himalayas
From the haunting memorials of Thukla Pass to the superhuman spirit of the Sherpas. Dr. Shashikiran Umakanth reflects on the contrast between mortality and vitality on the Everest Base Camp trek.