12-04-2021, 20:15
I will definitely watch Sherpa when it becomes available to me, which it’s not at the moment. It’s an ongoing paradox that for the most part, the act of humans exploring or moving into an area of great scenic beauty in any significant number changes the very nature of the place and the reason they went there to begin with. That said, we all got a taste of how quickly nature reclaims her ground when humans lie low. Pity it takes a pandemic!
I’ve seen Everest and also read the book Touching My Father’s Soul, by Jamling Norgay (who was on the team filming) which gets into the events of 1996 as well as shedding some light generally from the perspective of the Sherpas. That and Tigers of the Snow give good insight.
On a different note, I recently watched The Theory of Everything which is based on Jane Hawking's biography. Shewy - to keep going for so long and to achieve what Stephen Hawking did against all the those physical odds is nothing short of miraculous. Not sure how many people wouldn't have just thrown in the towel - both of them had so much to deal with, and yet, what a wry sense of humour that man had ... “The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away.” Must attempt to read him again one of these days. In an odd way, the fact that he had to be sparing with words might have made him even more articulate. It's a funny old world.
I’ve seen Everest and also read the book Touching My Father’s Soul, by Jamling Norgay (who was on the team filming) which gets into the events of 1996 as well as shedding some light generally from the perspective of the Sherpas. That and Tigers of the Snow give good insight.
On a different note, I recently watched The Theory of Everything which is based on Jane Hawking's biography. Shewy - to keep going for so long and to achieve what Stephen Hawking did against all the those physical odds is nothing short of miraculous. Not sure how many people wouldn't have just thrown in the towel - both of them had so much to deal with, and yet, what a wry sense of humour that man had ... “The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away.” Must attempt to read him again one of these days. In an odd way, the fact that he had to be sparing with words might have made him even more articulate. It's a funny old world.
"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us." ~ Bill Watterson