Mountain Shepherds

21/02/2013

Recent Article: http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/mountain-shepherds-help-to-bhotiya-people-living-standards/1/190782.html

When Bipasha Majumder, 38, wanted to go on a trek in Uttarakhand's Nanda Devi National Park this October, she did not rely on a regular tour and travel outfit. Instead, she opted for a six-day package from Mountain Shepherds, an adventure tourism company operating in the region. "There are home stay...

05/01/2013

The documentary film about the Nanda Devi Campaign and Mountain Shepherds is now available from Angwal.

Find music and film albums from Uttarakhand singers

31/08/2012

Amazing story of 75-year-old Francisco Po Egea who revisited Nanda Devi, 33 years after first visiting the region.

In 2011, the now 75-year-old Francisco Po Egea revisited Nanda Devi, 33 years after first visiting the region. This remarkable return voyage, facilitated by Mountain Shepherds, is detailed below.

15/08/2012

Our new Devi Darshan Lodge on TripAdvisor. Also see our booking portal: http://angwal.in/stay-with-us/

Devi Darshan Lodge

23/06/2012

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120623/dplus.htm #6

Aerie Backcountry Medicine and the Nanda Devi Institute (NDI) conducted an emergency medicine and disaster response course here.

09/04/2012

New trek itinerary!

Dodital, a fresh water lake at an elevation of 3085 meters is a popular trekking destination in Uttarakhand Himalayas.

09/04/2012

New Article: http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?280351

Note: It’s also rewarding to walk to Saini Kharak and then either retracing the path back to Lata or through some beautiful jungle to Tolma. Rishikesh is a day’s bus or taxi ride to Joshimath. The roadhead at Lata village is 30 km from Joshimath.

25/02/2012

The film is finished and will be toured through major film festivals. You can help the kickstarter campaign. See video!

This feature documentary, which is set in India’s Garwhal Himalaya, explores the local struggle for community-owned ecotourism.

24/04/2011

Five years in the making, this documentary will air in Fall 2011.

Lasercave, a Portland, OR-based independent media label.

03/10/2010

Mountain Shepherds' Angwal Store is now online! Get all your legit Uttarakhand cultural items here!

Angwal is a community owned online shopping mart selling books, music albums, film albums, handicrafts etc.

01/09/2010

http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266830

The tiny village of Tolma, home to 17 families belonging to the Bhotiya community, lies 8,000 feet above sea level in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR). The only way to reach it is by trudging 3 km up a rocky, slippery pagdandi (walking path) from the nearest motorable road. Tolma is one of th...

24/08/2010

Girda -- Uttarakhand's brightest light and poet laureate has passed away. His loss is a tragedy for the state, especially at a time when his clear, unwavering voice and guidance is needed the most.

Here's a fond memory of Girda, Shekhar Pathak and Narendra Singh Negi in New York State on their visit to the US in 2007.

09/08/2010

09/08/2010

Mountain Shepherds has a new site that showcases all its efforts of the past decade and plans for the future!

The Mountain Shepherds Initiative represents a grassroots effort to evolve a new model of tourism in the High Himalayas. Beginning with the Nanda Devi Campaign for cultural survival and sustainable livelihoods in 2003, communities with the assistance of seasoned activists have prepared and actively ...