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To: Michael Sphar who wrote (9412)	10/25/1999 11:51:00 AM
From: shadowman	Respond to of 9980

Nice post Michael, very informative and interesting. Hope the trip was all that you had hoped and then some.

To: Michael Sphar who wrote (9412)	10/25/1999 12:30:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 9980

Tibet is well worth the visit, but plan on buying some oxygen, you will need it. I climbed 10 mountains this summer in the northern Sierra as part of a regimen to get ready for Tibet. In the end it didn't seem to do much good. Or I guess folks could chew Coca leaves like the Incas... or in the extreme instance, do a bit of blood doping to increase their red-cell count. Thanks for the marvelous reports. When can we expect the book? <VBG> Regards, Ron

To: Michael Sphar who wrote (9412)	10/25/1999 1:12:00 PM
From: Robert Douglas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

Michael, Thanks for the trip updates. I found them very interesting. I read somewhere, perhaps "Into Thin Air", that if a person were to be transported from sea-level to Everest base camp, about 16,000 feet, that they would die. If you were going over passes at this elevation, it is no wonder you experienced some very real physical effects. I live about a mile above sea-level and take numerous treks into the mountains. I can't even tell the difference until I reach 9,000 feet, yet when friends come from the coast, they pant and gasp after minor exertion. Truly the human body has amazing abilities to adapt both on a short term basis and inter-generationally over time.

To: Michael Sphar who wrote (9412)	10/25/1999 3:45:00 PM
From: Bosco	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

Hi Michael - good to hear from you and your spendid trip. It is good to know Tibet is not as bleak as it is portraited. There is no doubt that the standard of living has improved - the same comment goes to China proper - even if some of what you ve witnessed is staged. [incidentally, interestingly I was channel surfing last night and Michael Payine {sp?] of the Monty Ptyhon [sp?] was on one of those traveling shows. His informants were forbidden further communication after the initial contact! By I digress.] So, I don't think the Tibet issue is 100% one sided. I would go so far to think some of my hardcore tibet-sympathizer friends are equally too polemical. Having said that, I don't think the real issue is the Hans taking up permanent residence in Tibet. Personally, I believe people can go wherever they want if that is their choice and if that doesn't cause any damage to the indigenous culture. I am not in cultural purity, however. The real concern is strip mining [culturally and geologically] Anyway, it is a tangled situation, but if the Berlin can come down and the Israelis and the Arab can try to make peace, maybe there is hope. Btw, the tibetan tea is one way to fire up the system <G>. The thing is, it is really bad staple in the low land, but some of the exiled tibetans continue to consume a large quantity of it in India [note: the tibetan tea has salt and butter in it!] Maybe Mrs Sphar can plan another trip to Dharamsala next time best, Bosco