The SANN Institute and Professor R. Igor Gamow, of the University of Colorado, are offering a summer course in Nepal. The course will consist of two weeks of lectures on High Altitude Physiology and include local field trips in the Kathmandu Valley. The second two weeks will be a Trek to Lo Manthang in the recently opened but still restricted area of Nepal, Mustang. The trek will begin at Jomsom and continue north along the Kali Ghandaki river to the hidden and sacred city of Lo Manthang (see map above). The map and several photographs shown here are taken from a beautiful book by Vanessa S. Boeye and Clara Marullo entitled "The Last Forbidden Kingdom- Mustang, Land of Tibetan Buddhism." Depending on available space the trek may be taken separately from the course. More infomation about Nepal in general and Mustang in particular can be found in Stan Armington's book "Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya" published by Lonely Planet.

This course is offered by the SANN Institute in Boulder Colorado.  Professor Gamow has taught this course or similar courses for the SANN Institute once or twice a year since 1989.

For more information and application please contact:

SANN Research Institute

948 Pearl Street

Boulder, Colorado 80302

phone: 303-449-4279
toll free: 1-888-241-0710
fax: 303-440-7328
e-mail: info@sannr.com
web: www.sannr.com

Credit: Students can earn from 3 to 6 credit hours studying with Professor Gamow.  These credits are transferable to the home universities of the participating students.  Contact Professor Gamow for more details: gamow@spot.colorado.edu