Australians Dr John Barry and his partner Kirsty Robertson ran the post during the April/May trekking season, ably assisted by Chhewang Sherpa. Once again, a room in Namgyal Lodge was used to offer medical assistance to the porters, local people and trekkers who called in for emergency help. This season the number of trekkers was [...]

Two major events occurred in 2004. First, Namgyal Sherpa started the building process by bringing in a team of 10 stone breakers paid for by CAN (Community Action Nepal). Second, IPPG has engaged Chhewang Sherpa as full-time salaried manager for Machermo with an extensive job description. The salary has been guaranteed for the next three [...]

Preparation for building has started and the porter shelter/rescue post structure is now set to become a reality! A team of 10 Nepali labourers has been breaking rocks to clear the site set aside by the national park and provide 650 cubic meters of building stone. As you can see, that is a lot of [...]