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Day two of trek and things are getting real. We ascended 3200 feet to the town of Namche Bazar. This place seems unreal and I am thankful for a much needed rest/acclimation day. In a week we will be at Everest Base Camp! Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk

I’m currently in Nepal for the grandest adventure yet of my career. Be sure to give Ben Clark a follow to get a daily glimpse into our latest film project together as we trek to the south base camp of Mount Everest!!

Today the mission to bring the voices of the Himalayas to action began. Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk presented at ICIMOD and we shared the storytelling vision of the project to reach the world at COP 28 Dubai Climate Change Conference 2023 (UNFCCC). The bottle of water Jamyang is riding with contains glacier lake water from Bhutan’s Thorthomi lake that threatens downstream lives and livelihood as warming fills it beyond capacity-a now common issue effecting communities in Bhutan, Nepal, India, and Pakistan.

It was followed by a thoughful meeting with Director General Pema Gyamtsho, Second Party President of the Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly of Bhutan from 2013 -2020. Inspiring work and advice from inspiring leaders, we are honored to have the support of this organization!

Not my average Friday. Photographing bicycles, sure. Shooting with Reggie Miller? That was today!