A Message from Sir Edmund Hillary

" To many Western eyes, the Everest region is a place of great beauty and high mountains to be conquered. For the Sherpas who live there, however, life has few privileges. Medicine and Education are scarce, bridges and path are often destroyed, and the forest upon which they depend are rapidly depleting.

Despite these hardships, they are the most warm-hearted people I know. Any help you can provide will be so important and so gratefully received."