Caption: Date: 1975-10
Location: Pokhara, Kaski
Description: Gumbu, a Trekking Sherpa from Manidingma (later called Nuntala) a small village on the Everest Highway below Takshindu monastery and school. A gentle and very kind man often willing to bring up the rear and help struggling sahibs. He had lost an ear in an encounter with a bear. Keywords: Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, People, Peter Von Mertens, named person, portrait
