Celebrating Everest Day - May 29, 2025
As we mark the 72nd anniversary of the first ascent of Everest, my thoughts are with the Sherpa people and the growing challenges we face.
Emergency Relief for Tibetan Refugees
In the wake of recent cuts to U.S. government aid, the Tibetan community faces fresh concerns over access to food, medical care, housing and education.
International Women’s Day 2025: Honoring Our Friday Teachers
This year, in honor of International Women's Day, we are celebrating our incredible SGT Friday Teachers!
Happy Losar, Year of The Wood Snake!
May the Year of The Wood Snake bring you and your loved ones abundance, prosperity, and happiness. Losar Tashi Delek!
AHF Funding Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to Fight TB and H. pylori
AHF is funding the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for two separate, and timely, projects serving Himalayan communities.
In Their Hour of Need: Thame Emergency Response
Back in August, AHF supporter and alpinist Kevin Sánchez was deeply saddened to learn about the tragic destruction following a glacial flood in the Sherpa village of Thame.
2024 AHF Infamous Annual Dinner
Thank you so much to everyone who made the 2024 AHF Annual Dinner a success!
Because it's there.
On June 8, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine set out to be the first to climb Everest. One hundred years later, narratives about Everest are still haunted by the question of whether Mallory and Irvine made it to the summit.
Happy Losar – Year of the Wood Dragon!
Welcome to the year of the Wood Dragon, 2151 in the Tibetan calendar.
Postcard from the Field #7
This is the seventh and final installment in a series from Tom Hayes, the cowriter of Richard Blum's memoir which focused on Nepal and AHF. As Tom and the team depart Mustang for Kathmandu, they take an unexpected but spectacular detour above the Kali Gandaki Gorge.