Himal's prototype (Vol 0 No 0) was published in May 1987. This present issue is the magazine's 25th. A political scientist from the Jawaharlal Nehru University looks back and reviews the effort.
How should one go about climbing a mountain? I found this useful tip in Voices, Himal Nov/Dec 1992, excerpted from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance:
"…You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion. Then, when you´re no longer thinking ahead, each footstep isn´t just a means to an end but a unique event in itself. This leaf has jagged edges. This rock looks loose. From this place the snow is less visible, even though closer. These are things you should notice anyway .To live only for some future goat is shallow. It´s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here´s where things grow. But of course, without the top you can´t have sides."
And as Himal started from the base camp in 1987, did the ascent look exciting?