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Series 2

Episode 25: Marcaiche Eve (Horseman of Everest)

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ALBALatest broadcast: on BBC ALBA

Tha Gurmen, sherpa a tha ainmeil fad is farsaing airson an t-eòlas aige air àirdean, a' fuireach 4000 meatair shuas ann an gleanntan nan Himalayas ann an Nepal. A h-uile là, tha e a' tighinn a dh' ionnsaigh cunnartan na beinne agus an droch shìde. Le smuaintean air àm ri teachd nas dòchasaich, tha beachd làidir aige: each a chaidh a thrèanadh a cheannach agus fhasdadh gu luchd-turais.

Gurmen, a sherpa widely respected for his high-altitude expertise, lives at 4,000 metres in the Himalayan valleys of Nepal. Every day he faces the dangers of the mountain and its treacherous climate. With dreams of a better future, he has a bold idea - to buy a trained horse and rent it to tourists. Show less

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