Sharks Do the High Passes of Everest Dispatch
October 29, 2018 – Sharks Team Has Arrived in Kathmandu
Sharks Team Have Arrived in Kathmandu
After having settled at the hotel, it was time for lunch. Frances Klatzel, a close friend of Wally’s joined them.
Frances is an amazing Kathmandu local with an amazing life. We were happy she had time to join us for lunch.
Frances Klatzel first came to Nepal in 1980 to trek and see the mountains. Soon, the people and cultures of this diverse land became her reason for staying. Since then, she has spent decades working in Nepal, much of that time in the valleys around Everest. From 1983-89, she helped create a museum and Sherpa Cultural Centre at Tengboche Monastery near Mount Everest. She worked with the Abbot of Tengboche to document the culture and edited the Abbot’s Stories and Customs of the Sherpas. Since then, she has done documentation work for a variety of development organizations and fund raising for various worthy causes. During these experiences, she started wondering how to help those left out from conventional assistance. In 2005, she co-founded a non-profit organization, CORE International, to pursue this quest. Find out more about CORE at www.core-international.or