Dr. Bijukachhe evaluates patient after surgery. GIH Notices: The new National Trauma Centre (NTC) was dedicated in November 2014, but had not yet opened its doors when the 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on 25th April 2015.…
Maya and Jay's wedding in Sarasota, Florida, USA. Saturday 25th April 2015 when I began receiving texts from Australia and Nepal regarding a severe earthquake with extensive damage. Maya is a founder of Spiral Health International (SHI). "Thank You for helping Nepal" "US sends transport super planes (C-17)" "More choppers needed in Nepal" Arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport (KTM) on Thai Airways with USAF C-17's nearby. Greetings from Ram Krishna Pokharel of Icefall Adventures and Icefall Productions. An Everest beer at Yak…
Our climb to Mt. Kilimanjaro will be in the memory of Andrew Nicholas Swanson who died on June 11, 2009, in a mountaineering accident on the West Rib of Denali, in Alaska. Andrew graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth, majoring in biology as he prepared for a career in medicine. He rowed heavyweight crew his freshman year before a love of climbing developed in full. Frequently spending his free time climbing and hiking in the White Mountains and the Shawangunks, Andrew…
The first annual Nepali-American Spine Symposium will be held at Hotel Yak and Yeti in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 20-21, 2010. Faculty will come from the US and India to participate. Topics will include review of spinal function, disorders and disease, application of innovative methods of assessment and management of various spine problems, evaluation of existing therapies in Nepal to enhance treatment decision making, and development of new approaches in correction of deformity, stabilization, fusion and fixation that conform to the realities and constraints of a resource scarce environment.
Klimb 4 Kidz successfully summitted Mount Moran, located in the Grand Teton National Park of Wyoming, on August 4th, 2009. Mount Moran dominates the northern section of the Teton Mountain Range, standing at 12,605 ft. above sea level. It is marked by a distinctive basalt intrusion of Precambrian crystalline rocks, known as the “Black Dike.” Mount Moran still has several active glaciers plainly visible on the east monolithic face. Thank you to the participants from K2M for supporting Klimb 4 Kidz and the Exum Mountain Guides for a successful summit!
K4K successfully summited Mt. Kilimanjaro on December 15, 2009! Our climb to Mt. Kilimanjaro will be in the memory of Andrew Nicholas Swanson who died on June 11, 2009, in a mountaineering accident on the West Rib of Denali, in Alaska. Andrew graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth, majoring in biology as he prepared for a career in medicine. He rowed heavyweight crew his freshman year before a love of climbing developed in full. Frequently spending his free time climbing and hiking in the White Mountains and the…
