The Mountain Porter Blog

Vineland, NJ, April 18, 2008 - Yileen Press of New Jersey has completed publication of their newest book, “On a Donkey’s Back”. This book gives voice to the voiceless by capturing the daily lives of Nepal’s mountain porters through their own poetry and artwork. With more than fifty poems and...

April 2008
Kathmandu, Nepal

The Mountain Porter Support Program, operated jointly by International Mountain Explorers Connection (IMEC) and The Mountain Fund, moved its locations this past month for their office and porter clothing bank. The office is now in The Mountain Fund Volunteer...

I have created this blog for posting and discussing articles and comments on men and women, who work as porters, particularly in the trekking trade in Nepal, Tanzania and Peru. These people need your help. They work very hard for little...

Im already bored with the sound of my own keyboard and invite you to post comments or news yourself. If you want me to do it for you email contact@ippg.net
Jim

Raja, a young Indian mountain guide became IPPG's first representative last year and has now organized the opening of a simple shelter and first aid post for porters in the Gangotri region at the source of the Ganges river.
Porters carry for pilgrims, trekkers and expeditions...

Some years ago Ben Ayers, a young American from the USA, started a radical experiment in porter empowerment by setting up Porters Progress Nepal (PPN) based in Katmandu. This became a leading light in educating porters, village initiatives and putting clothing on their backs when they ventured up the...

Its my pleasure to be asked to re-invigorate this blog on news and stories from mountain porters around the world on behalf of the mountain Fund. Lets be hearing your news and views please.
My interest in these matters started in 1997 when a young Nepali porter died on the...

by Sudhir Lama.

Sudhir, an employee of Mountain Fund member organization International Mountain Explorers Connection, went on a porters' rights information gathering trek and recorded his observations along the way.

I did my Trekking Lukla to Thame via Namche from March 19th to...