The Hidden Paradise Valleys Of The Himalayas

Just as the beyuls themselves seem to be little more than legend, so too are the tales of a grisly end if you try to enter one when the time is not right or if your heart is not as pure as you think. In 1962, a venerable Tibetan lama named Tulshuk Lingpa claimed to have found a map that would lead to Beyul Demoshong, the gate of which was rumored to be somewhere on the slopes of Mount Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world. He traveled to the mountain with about 300 followers. As reported in the book A Step Away from Paradise by Thomas K Shor, survivors of the incident recounted that Lingpa and a few others who had gone ahead to reconnoitre the route saw a series of bright lights beckoning them to a portal. But instead of entering the beyul, Lingpa returned to gather all his followers. Unfortunately, instead of crossing a magical threshold into a heavenly valley, most of the group—including the llama—was killed by an avalanche. Others had more successful attempts to enter a beyul. The Sherpas are one of them. Today, these famous mountaineers, porters and trekking guides are closely associated with the Himalayas of Nepal and Everest in particular. But they didn’t always live in the southern shadow of Everest. For most of their history they lived in the Kham region of eastern Tibet (now part of China’s Sichuan province), but, in the 15th century, widespread unrest and conflict in Tibet turned the Sherpa world upside down.

title: “The Hidden Paradise Valleys Of The Himalayas Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-17” author: “Elmer Smith”

Just as the beyuls themselves seem to be little more than legend, so too are the tales of a grisly end if you try to enter one when the time is not right or if your heart is not as pure as you think. In 1962, a venerable Tibetan lama named Tulshuk Lingpa claimed to have found a map that would lead to Beyul Demoshong, the gate of which was rumored to be somewhere on the slopes of Mount Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world. He traveled to the mountain with about 300 followers. As reported in the book A Step Away from Paradise by Thomas K Shor, survivors of the incident recounted that Lingpa and a few others who had gone ahead to reconnoitre the route saw a series of bright lights beckoning them to a portal. But instead of entering the beyul, Lingpa returned to gather all his followers. Unfortunately, instead of crossing a magical threshold into a heavenly valley, most of the group—including the llama—was killed by an avalanche. Others had more successful attempts to enter a beyul. The Sherpas are one of them. Today, these famous mountaineers, porters and trekking guides are closely associated with the Himalayas of Nepal and Everest in particular. But they didn’t always live in the southern shadow of Everest. For most of their history they lived in the Kham region of eastern Tibet (now part of China’s Sichuan province), but, in the 15th century, widespread unrest and conflict in Tibet turned the Sherpa world upside down.

title: “The Hidden Paradise Valleys Of The Himalayas Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-07” author: “George Melendez”

Just as the beyuls themselves seem to be little more than legend, so too are the tales of a grisly end if you try to enter one when the time is not right or if your heart is not as pure as you think. In 1962, a venerable Tibetan lama named Tulshuk Lingpa claimed to have found a map that would lead to Beyul Demoshong, the gate of which was rumored to be somewhere on the slopes of Mount Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world. He traveled to the mountain with about 300 followers. As reported in the book A Step Away from Paradise by Thomas K Shor, survivors of the incident recounted that Lingpa and a few others who had gone ahead to reconnoitre the route saw a series of bright lights beckoning them to a portal. But instead of entering the beyul, Lingpa returned to gather all his followers. Unfortunately, instead of crossing a magical threshold into a heavenly valley, most of the group—including the llama—was killed by an avalanche. Others had more successful attempts to enter a beyul. The Sherpas are one of them. Today, these famous mountaineers, porters and trekking guides are closely associated with the Himalayas of Nepal and Everest in particular. But they didn’t always live in the southern shadow of Everest. For most of their history they lived in the Kham region of eastern Tibet (now part of China’s Sichuan province), but, in the 15th century, widespread unrest and conflict in Tibet turned the Sherpa world upside down.

title: “The Hidden Paradise Valleys Of The Himalayas Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-15” author: “Leo Dipaolo”

Just as the beyuls themselves seem to be little more than legend, so too are the tales of a grisly end if you try to enter one when the time is not right or if your heart is not as pure as you think. In 1962, a venerable Tibetan lama named Tulshuk Lingpa claimed to have found a map that would lead to Beyul Demoshong, the gate of which was rumored to be somewhere on the slopes of Mount Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world. He traveled to the mountain with about 300 followers. As reported in the book A Step Away from Paradise by Thomas K Shor, survivors of the incident recounted that Lingpa and a few others who had gone ahead to reconnoitre the route saw a series of bright lights beckoning them to a portal. But instead of entering the beyul, Lingpa returned to gather all his followers. Unfortunately, instead of crossing a magical threshold into a heavenly valley, most of the group—including the llama—was killed by an avalanche. Others had more successful attempts to enter a beyul. The Sherpas are one of them. Today, these famous mountaineers, porters and trekking guides are closely associated with the Himalayas of Nepal and Everest in particular. But they didn’t always live in the southern shadow of Everest. For most of their history they lived in the Kham region of eastern Tibet (now part of China’s Sichuan province), but, in the 15th century, widespread unrest and conflict in Tibet turned the Sherpa world upside down.