Khumjung
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Sep 11, 2026
Genden PhuntsokGUEST
But we have never met before, but from the story of Mis- uh, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing, uh, really know well about, uh, their relationship or something.
Genden PhuntsokGUEST
And then I walked from, from Lobuche or from Khumjung to Lobuche, uh, meet Tom.
Genden PhuntsokGUEST
It's main is like, uh, the air, uh, air- airport or so-
Josh HorowitzHOST
Yeah
Genden PhuntsokGUEST
Four-
Tom HiddlestonGUEST
Yeah
Genden PhuntsokGUEST
... yeah, four, four days to Khumjung.
Tom HiddlestonGUEST
Yeah.
Simon WhistlerHOST
He saw footprints, but I mean, who didn't at this point? He did track down some skins which supposedly came from a Yeti, but his biggest get was a Yeti scalp.
Simon WhistlerHOST
It was kept as a relic at the monastery in Khumjung, but Hillary received permission to take it for a month so that it could be examined.
Simon WhistlerHOST
After it was all said and done, he remained unconvinced of the existence of the Abominable Snowman.
Simon WhistlerHOST
With the end of the Silver Hut Expedition also came the end of the golden age of the search for the Yeti.