News

13/07/2008 Machermo Porter Shelter and Rescue Post 2008 spring report

27/06/2008 Welcome to Bob Cassidy, the new UK secretary!

26/06/2008 On a Donkey’s Back, Poetry of the Nepalese Mountain Porters

A new book that captures the daily lives of Nepal’s mountain porters through their own poetry and artwork. More details here

26/06/2008"Die kleinen Menschen, die die gro§en Lasten tragen",

a photo exhibition of porters in the Himalayas, in the Andes and on Mount  Kilimanjaro, by Robert Lessmann, continues.

The exhibition will be presented at Göltzschtalgalerie Nicolaikirche, Auerbach, Germany from 26th of Sept to 23rd of Nov 2008. For more information, click here.

4/4/2008 "Die kleinen Menschen, die die gro§en Lasten tragen",

a photo exhibition in Austria of porters in the Himalayas, in the Andes and on Mount  Kilimanjaro, by Robert Lessmann continues. More details here.

2/2/2008 Machermo Porter Shelter and Rescue Post 2007 autumn report

26/1/2008
"Die kleinen Menschen, die die gro§en Lasten tragen",

a photo exhibition in Graz, Austria of porters in the Himalayas, in the Andes and on Mount  Kilimanjaro, by Robert Lessmann. More details here.

15/11/2007 Update on the Bhujbas Porter Shelter project and photos

19/9/2007 Many thanks to Dr Mike Grocott, leader of the Caudwell Xtreme Everest medical expedition, for his help in transporting boots for porters to Nepal

18/9/2007 Reports are coming in of several porter deaths due to hypothermia on Kilimanjaro in late August

16/9/2007 The new Bhujbas Porter Shelter is now open!

6/8/2007 Machermo Porter Shelter and Rescue Post 2007 spring report

17/4/2007 Bhujbas Porter Shelter: a new promising project in the Gangotri Valley, Gharwal, North India

15/3/2007 Machermo Porter Shelter and Rescue Post 2006 autumn report

31/12/2006 Better late than never: the March 2006 newsletter is now online. You can also download a pdf version.

3/12/2006 The Machermo Porter Shelter and Rescue Post is now officially open!

27/11/2006 IPPG website now in Japanese!

17/7/2006

Article to read: Less than $1 a day and some rice

22/6/2006

The Gorak Shep porter shelter project is becoming a reality! More on it coming soon.

22/6/2006

See the latest pictures of the solar system at Machermo. Thanks to all donors!

2/4/2006

The Thomas Maren Foundation (USA) has donated $26,000 to the Machermo project.

14/3/2006

Welcome to Anindya Mukherjee "Raja", the new IPPG-India rep!

21/1/2006

Teach porters in Tanzania. More info

20/1/2006

The Mountain Fund has donated $1000 for the Machermo project

4/1/2006
Medical Expeditions (a UK Mountain Medicine Education Charity) has raised over 1000GBP for the Machermo project

23/12/2005

The British Embassy Kathmandu has donated 1665GBP to the Machermo project

21/12/2005

Most of the money raised to build the Machermo Porter Shelter and Rescue Post came from the generosity of bidders for Ed Hillary's signed pictures (by Doug Scott) of the Hillary step, Everest. Thanks!

11/12/2005

Machermo Porter Shelter and Rescue Post autumn report

8/12/2005

Boots needed! More info...

8/12/2005

Welcome to Drs Nick and Emma Mason who are our newest UK reps.

30/8/2005

Peregrine Adventures will run a series of fundraising treks for IPPG. More info.

24/7/2005

IPPG invited to speak on belhalf of porters at 3rd Global Summit on Peace through Tourism to be held in Thailand this October.

25 /6/2005

Machermo Porter Shelter and Rescue Post spring report

24/6/2005
Kilimanjaro Guides and Porters Union June Newsletter

16/6/2005

Welcome to Peter Ling, the new Tanzania rep!

30/3/2005
The 2004 newsletter is now online! Download a PDF version of this newsletter (1.1MB)

30/1/2005 Amazing opportunity to help build the Machermo Porter Shelter and Rescue Post: Doug Scott, renowned British mountaineer and photographer, has managed to get Sir Ed Hillary's ORIGINAL signature on a limited number of his photos (or posters) on Mt Everest. Click here for details

10/12/2004 IPPG employs Chhewang Sherpa as Machermo porter shelter/rescue post manager in Nepal

9/12/2004 Inka Porter Project (IPP) update, raffle and newsletter

16/11/2004 DCXP Mountain Journeys (Australia) has become the first company to become a 'summit success' sponsor (a commitment to an annual contribution of over US$1000 for at least 3 years).

15/11/2004 Himalayan Adventure Company/Gurkha Encounters (UK) becomes a 'Camp 3' sponsor (a commitment to an annual contribution of between US$500 and US$999 for at least 3 years)

14/11/2004 K2 celebrations continue a history of neglect

14/11/2004 Machermo porter shelter/rescue post update

28/08/2004 Classic Journeys (UK) becomes IPPG's first trekking company to sign up for our sponsorship scheme, becoming a 'camp 3' sponsor

01/07/2004 Five porters drown in Pakistan

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