Our mission in the Everest Region

Fellow adventurers, Heather Bond, Joseph Escobar, Amy Rhodes and Discovery Channels popular survivalist, Jeff Zausch, from Naked and Afraid, embarked on a 20 day mission in March and April, of 2023. They hiked through some of the most remote villages on earth. With limited means of medical services and many with out electricity they delivered much needed reading glasses and solar powered reading lights to the schools and clinics.

Trekking Ambassadors has witnessed the profound impact of what a solar reading light can do to change the educational trajectory of a students life. 

The reading eyeglasses that we deliver to both clinics and hospitol serve purposes beyond reading. They assist in every day tasks to the locals. For exsample, many of the villagers are artisians and jewelers and this allows them to continue their craft with improved clarity and precision. 

 Our journey was a significant logistical challenge.

Our goal was to transport and deliver various strengths of reading glasses to local clinics and the amazing "Unite to Light", solar reading lights to the students in five different villages.  

To reach each village, we hikied with all the supplies on our backs, and hired a local mountain guide/porter, Bishnu Tamang, to accompany us with additional aid for the first five days. 

Our first village, Monjo, rested at an elevation of 9,301 feet. We delivered solar reading lights to Monjo Basic school and eyeglasses to the village clinic. Our next stop was Namche Bazaar at 11,300 ft, here we delivered eyeglasses to the Namche hospital  where the doctor gave us a tour of the humble facility. We were  honored with ceremonial scafs.

 The following day we delivered and distibuted solar lights to the  Namche Basic Primary school.  From there, we headed to Khumjung, located at 12,434 feet. The school in the village was established by the famous climber, first Everest summiter, Sir Edmund Hilary, it is a very special place in the regions history because it was the first school to be open.

Our journey took us through some of the most remote places and challenging terrain on the planet, hiking through snow and bitter cold, reaching elevations exceeding 18,300 ft. Mission Completed!

Upon returning to Kathmandu we met up with our friend and local climbing guide, Karma Sherpa, who serves as the Chairman of a non-profit, Sherpa Healthcare Nepal.  We provided them with solar battery bank chargers, solar reading lights and eyeglasses. Find out more about his project at www.sherpaproject.org. 

Follow our footsteps on our mission in Nepal watch our video here.

With every step we take, and connection we forge, will you be a part of this journey?