AHF Video & Book

Book: "Himalaya"

Himalaya: Personal Stories of Grandeur, Challenge and Hope
National Geographic Books, October 2006

A book of compelling essays, illustrated by the region's most exquisite photographs, with stories from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, President Jimmy Carter, Sir Edmund Hillary, Richard Blum and others.

"This extraordinary part of the world faces many challenges. But it also has magic. As you trek through the Himalaya by reading this book, I hope that you are as indelibly impressed as I have been that the people, the environment, and the culture are deserving of our attention and care."

      --President Jimmy Carter


Want one?  Send us an email at hotbook@himalayan-foundation.org.
Books are $35 each plus shipping, handling, and sales tax (in CA only).
 

Video: "The Spirit of the Himalayas"

Introduction to the AHF
Everest and the Sherpas
Mustang: Restoring the Past
"The Spirit of the Himalayas" leads viewers into the Himalayas and into AHF’s important work in this beautiful and remote part of the world: building schools and hospitals, mending bones, restoring eyesight, rebuilding monasteries, and helping Tibetans in their difficult struggle to survive.

See interviews with former President Jimmy Carter; Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air; legendary mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary; and lively AHF staff and partners.

Enjoy these clips from the film, then Join AHF and get the entire DVD.