Extreme Climate Fitness Tracker with Siri

Aug 30

Welcome back Nature Nerds! This week Jen tells us about an amazing 20 pound Guard Cat, Bandit, for Science News. Then Megan tells us about the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster. Bundle up and enjoy!

Organization to Support: https://www.himalayan-foundation.org/

The American Himalayan Foundation was founded in 1981 by a small group of climbers who were drawn to Nepal for the mountains, but returned again and again for the people. They wanted to respond to the pressing problems of this magnificent but very poor part of the world, where many still struggle without healthcare or education, thousands of young girls live in danger of being trafficked, and traditional ways of life are fast disappearing. AHF exists to bring positive, tangible change to people’s lives.

"I don’t believe any nongovernmental organization could possibly do as much, with as little contribution as the American Himalayan Foundation. They are extremely efficient. There is no bureaucracy. There is no waste. And the most important thing is they know the people there and have known them for decades, so there is an absolute perfect efficiency in making the most out of every dollar contributed.”

– President Jimmy Carter

References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P3o7Xcv6jc

https://sevenseasmedia.org/5-insane-wilderness-survival-stories/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbScCel-upc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck_Weathers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Mount_Everest_disaster

https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/destinations/asia/everest-year-later-false-summit/

Storm Over Everest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So3vH9FY2H4

https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/destinations/asia/impossible-forget/

https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/destinations/asia/something-happened/

https://web.archive.org/web/20110208224849/http://outsideonline.com/outside/destinations/199609/199609_into_thin_air_1.html