These were the only things Richard brought home from Everest, and they have been hanging in the goat shed at Flamingo Estate ever since.
The bells are traditionally worn around the necks of dzo, a cross between yak and domestic cattle used to carry supplies along the lower trails of the Khumbu, roughly from Lukla to Namche Bazaar. Bigger and stronger than cattle, dzo are better suited to the warmer lower altitudes. Higher up, toward Base Camp, they give way to pure yaks, built for the cold and thin air. Beyond Base Camp, no animals go at all, and everything is carried by Sherpas and porters.
Cast in brass or bronze, the bells are traditionally made by metalworkers in Nepal, including Newar craftsmen in the Kathmandu Valley. Inside hangs a clapper made from horn, and the bells are suspended from thick straps woven from yak hair.
On the trail, their sound arrives before the animals do. A small piece of Everest that has lived at Flamingo ever since.
These were the only things Richard brought home from Everest, and they have been hanging in the goat shed at Flamingo Estate ever since.
The bells are traditionally worn around the necks of dzo, a cross between yak and domestic cattle used to carry supplies along the lower trails of the Khumbu, roughly from Lukla to Namche Bazaar. Bigger and stronger than cattle, dzo are better suited to the warmer lower altitudes. Higher up, toward Base Camp, they give way to pure yaks, built for the cold and thin air. Beyond Base Camp, no animals go at all, and everything is carried by Sherpas and porters.
Cast in brass or bronze, the bells are traditionally made by metalworkers in Nepal, including Newar craftsmen in the Kathmandu Valley. Inside hangs a clapper made from horn, and the bells are suspended from thick straps woven from yak hair.
On the trail, their sound arrives before the animals do. A small piece of Everest that has lived at Flamingo ever since.
