This is a series of texts Laura sent me tonight:
"We were asked to play a benefit concert tonight"
Later:
"The benefit was wonderful. People from the local Nepali Community showed up.
as well as a lot of supporters, over 70 people packed into the store. The Nepalis told us our music was healing to them and helped them with their grief."
Later:
"Over $1200 was raised. Hem Rai, the store owner, a trekking guide wants to assemble a team of 5 people to go with him to Nepal in 7-10 days to directly help the people there. He will use the money to buy coats, tarps, tents and first aid supplies and directly distribute the supplies to people in need there."
Later:
"This is the website with a red link where people can donate. Would you be willing to post it on your blog? And perhaps consider donating a little too. If you are moved to. It's a legit volunteer effort, grassroots without adminstrative overhead.
http://earthselementsonline.com
Here is something like the home page of this site below:
Earth’s Elements is a unique jewelry and fine art gallery in downtown Encinitas, California. We offer beautiful handcrafted jewelry, fine art, furniture, Tibetan bowls, sacred art, tapestries and home decor items, books, and music. We feature local artists, musicians, and authors as well as offering one-of-a-kind items from around the world.
DONATE TO HELP EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN NEPAL THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT HUNGRY, DISPLACED & HOMELESS !
Check Out Our New Online Store!!
559 South Coast Highway 101 • Encinitas, CA 92024 • 760.230.6145
Visit our sister stores in Idyllwild and Temecula!
As I promised Laura I put this information up as a part of the grass roots movement around the world to help the Nepali people when it is already understand that thousands and thousands have already died in whole remote villages that have been flattened.
In 1986 I trekked through the Helambu region with my now ex-wife and older children who were then 10, 12 and 14 years of age for several weeks. At that time there were no roads where i went. Porters carried several sheets of aluminum roofing across long suspension bridges like we were traveling the back country too. There would be no roads there ever because of the monsoon season where all roads would wash away. Only trails could be in most of those places. Because engineering and finances weren't going to do for Nepal yet what they have done in Switzerland to transform Switzerland by drilling tunnels through the mountains to make roads yet.
Besides, I'm not sure that would be allowed by local religions to drill through the mountains and to make tunnels through them likely ever. So, what has happened since then is many many helipads have been built in remote places where people cannot ever drive to. Helicopters that can fly as high as 20,000 to 30,000 feet have been developed to rescue Everest Climbers who can afford the air time for renting such helicopters.
So, by creating helipads and developing helicopters that can actually fly 30,000 feet into the air almost anything is possible if people have enough money to pay for it. But, remember, most people in Nepal are very poor and likely live on less than $1 to $5 a day, most all of them except for the richest 10% or 20% of the people who might be more similar to people who live in California or Europe who are more middle Class.
And many or most people's businesses have been completely wiped off the map. Infrastructure based upon tourism is completely destroyed. Roads have been cut off so buses and trucks cannot get to Kathmandu from India or likely from Pokhara either. And I'm not sure about the 20,000 foot pass road that people often die on in their buses from broken down buses at altitude. So, that road to Lhasa, Tibet could be also broken in many many places and likely is now.
Also, monsoon season is coming where it rains continuously for months. So, this disaster isn't over. It is just beginning. Because the most loss of life during the year always is during the monsoon season where all temporary roads wash away in the Himalayas. So, if people aren't rescued now, they will all be dead (thousands and thousands) when the monsoons hit).
We are looking at a potential catastrophe that could literally wipe out hundreds of thousands of people in the next 6 months.
As I promised Laura I put this information up as a part of the grass roots movement around the world to help the Nepali people when it is already understand that thousands and thousands have already died in whole remote villages that have been flattened.
In 1986 I trekked through the Helambu region with my now ex-wife and older children who were then 10, 12 and 14 years of age for several weeks. At that time there were no roads where i went. Porters carried several sheets of aluminum roofing across long suspension bridges like we were traveling the back country too. There would be no roads there ever because of the monsoon season where all roads would wash away. Only trails could be in most of those places. Because engineering and finances weren't going to do for Nepal yet what they have done in Switzerland to transform Switzerland by drilling tunnels through the mountains to make roads yet.
Besides, I'm not sure that would be allowed by local religions to drill through the mountains and to make tunnels through them likely ever. So, what has happened since then is many many helipads have been built in remote places where people cannot ever drive to. Helicopters that can fly as high as 20,000 to 30,000 feet have been developed to rescue Everest Climbers who can afford the air time for renting such helicopters.
So, by creating helipads and developing helicopters that can actually fly 30,000 feet into the air almost anything is possible if people have enough money to pay for it. But, remember, most people in Nepal are very poor and likely live on less than $1 to $5 a day, most all of them except for the richest 10% or 20% of the people who might be more similar to people who live in California or Europe who are more middle Class.
And many or most people's businesses have been completely wiped off the map. Infrastructure based upon tourism is completely destroyed. Roads have been cut off so buses and trucks cannot get to Kathmandu from India or likely from Pokhara either. And I'm not sure about the 20,000 foot pass road that people often die on in their buses from broken down buses at altitude. So, that road to Lhasa, Tibet could be also broken in many many places and likely is now.
Also, monsoon season is coming where it rains continuously for months. So, this disaster isn't over. It is just beginning. Because the most loss of life during the year always is during the monsoon season where all temporary roads wash away in the Himalayas. So, if people aren't rescued now, they will all be dead (thousands and thousands) when the monsoons hit).
We are looking at a potential catastrophe that could literally wipe out hundreds of thousands of people in the next 6 months.
Pokhara Nepal - Image Results
Do you see this one photo? please click on it.
- This photo is completely normal for the Himalayas in transporting goods to remote villages. Because unless it is done by pack animal or porters or helicopters it can never get there. Also, if you are injured in a remote place the only way out is either piggyback on someone's back or by helicopter. So many many people die in remote villages from things like compound fractures or childbirth which wouldn't happen in larger cities with hospitals available.
Do you see this one photo? please click on it.
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- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokhara Cached
Pokhara lies in the centre of Kaski District, Gandaki Zone and the Western Development Region. It is also the headquarters of Kaski District, Gandaki Zone as well as ...Karmandu, Nepal:Search results
- kathmandu.gov.np Cached
Official site of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office. Offers online services such as .PDF forms for official use. Forms include Birth, Marriage, Death notice, Divorce ... - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathmandu Cached
Kathmandu is the capital and largest municipality of Nepal. It is the only city of Nepal with the administrative status of Mahanagar (Metropolitan City), as compared ... Kathmandu Nepal News
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Kathmandu Nepal - Image Results
When My family and I stayed in Boudanath near the huge Stupa there we stayed at the Snow Lion Hotel with our family. We were sort of adopted by the Nepali family running the Hotel because family's traveling together always engenders trust among people around the world. So, they gave us their son as a Trekking guide for several weeks to go to the Helambu region and to guide us to their relatives places to stay in the back country there at altitudes up to 10,000 feet. I think Katmandu is at around 3500 to 4000 feet like Mt. Shasta city is. Then after hours of bus rides we were at 5000 to 6000 feet to begin our back country trekking adventure. Over the next few weeks we trekked around 50 miles at altitudes between 5000 feet to 10,000 feet. We were rained on and snowed on but our faithful 20 year old guide Tenzin came through for us at every point and kept us safe and alive. When my youngest son, 10 couldn't carry his pack for awhile because of the weight, he helped us hire 15 year old Bimbahadur (Strong one of God) to help us who had just got married and was of the porter tradition of the Himalayas.
When it began to snow before we got injured slipping on the rocks he got us to shelter at an Aunt's house at 9000 feet elevation. We crossed many many suspension bridges from a thousand feet long to pieces of wood barely 8 inches across you are walking on while holding the two guy wires at your sides so you don't flip off thousands of feet into the treacherous waters below adjoining canyons and mountains. What an adventure in this magical kingdom where potential death was right there with us every moment and we saw a lot of mayhem and death every where we went. So, if you weren't supremely practical while traveling in the Himalayas then you were only going to be: DEAD!
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