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Plumbing in the Himalayas during 1950-1960 CE

Oct 05, 20231 hr 3 minEp. 78
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Episode description

We’re climbing to the top of the world and visiting the Himalayas to discover plumbing. Find out what to do with the little spade in a Tibetan toilet. Learn the story of the hidden hero of the first successful Everest expedition. And discover one naughty Lama’s remarkable secret.

 

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:44 Orientation to the Himalayas

17:16 History of the Himalayas

23:46 What is Plumbing?

30:14 Drop Toilet

36:36 Plumbing at 26,000ft

49:47 Son of a plumber!

57:14 Spook-o-later!

59:53 Outro

 

Links:

 - Tibetan Music (https://rb.gy/gng86)

 - Himalayas | Stewart Copeland | Ricky Kej | Divine Tides (https://rb.gy/h6nng)

 - Everest, The First Ascent – the story of Griffith Pugh: (https://rb.gy/tmil9)

 - Himalaya a human history: (https://rb.gy/nbbm2)

 - Shadow Tibet blog: (https://rb.gy/ost9k)

 

Contact:

https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast

http://hhepodcast.com

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