Comments on: Our 5-Day Itinerary – Ghorepani – Ghandruk Loop Teahouse Trek http://rex-files.ca/2009/09/17/our-5-day-itinerary-ghorepani-ghandruk-loop-teahouse-trek/ the world is my playground Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:52:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Trekking with 3 "little" Sisters | the reX-Files http://rex-files.ca/2009/09/17/our-5-day-itinerary-ghorepani-ghandruk-loop-teahouse-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Trekking with 3 "little" Sisters | the reX-Files Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:44:05 +0000 http://rex-files.ca/2009/09/17/our-5-day-itinerary-ghorepani-ghandruk-loop-teahouse-trek/#comment-124 [...] awe-inspiring trek at times and one of the most labourous workouts I have ever experienced. The 5-day Ghorepani – Ghandruk Loop Teahouse Trek had just the right number of days for us novice trekkers but it also was enough to make me salivate [...] [...] awe-inspiring trek at times and one of the most labourous workouts I have ever experienced. The 5-day Ghorepani – Ghandruk Loop Teahouse Trek had just the right number of days for us novice trekkers but it also was enough to make me salivate [...]

]]> By: Rex http://rex-files.ca/2009/09/17/our-5-day-itinerary-ghorepani-ghandruk-loop-teahouse-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Rex Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:08:21 +0000 http://rex-files.ca/2009/09/17/our-5-day-itinerary-ghorepani-ghandruk-loop-teahouse-trek/#comment-123 Related film about 3 Sisters: Trailblazing: The Women of Nepal's Trekking Industry. Film Synopsis Shot in the beautiful Annapurna region of the Nepal Himalaya, the 24-minute film profiles the fledgling few women working in the heavily male-dominated adventure tourism business as trekking guides. The film profiles women in the business of guiding female tourists who come to Nepal to "trek" the mountainous routes from village to village. Through the telling of their stories, the kinds of gender barriers that exist for them, not only alongside the predominately male workforce, but also as Nepali women are seen. The film opens with the remarkable story of three determined sisters who operate the first and only female owned trekking agency in the highly competitive adventure tourism industry in Nepal. 3 Sisters Adventure (www.3sistersadventure.com) caters mostly to women travelers requesting female trekking guides and porters. The sisters saw a niche in the market when women tourists returning from treks told of incidents of inappropriate behaviour from their male guides. To meet the high demand for female guides, the sisters have now developed a training program to expand capacity for women in the industry. The sisters, who are experienced guides themselves, now train approximately 20 to 25 young women twice a year. This is also a first. 3 Sisters is a 'social enterprise', diverting 5% of the annual income generated through their trekking company and guesthouse to a training organization for female guides and porters. The film captures the pioneering spirit and determination of the sisters as they continue to break down gender barriers and stereotypes in a non-traditional field for women. It tells of how their entry into the field challenged the social order of the marketplace. The film also profiles several young trainees in the program and provides a sense of the social conditions and limited expectations for young Nepali women within this conservative mountain culture. Female tourists from Sweden, Canada and America are also featured. The film is in English (no subtitles) with a small portion in Nepali (English sub-titles). The project was funded in part by the Canadian International Development Agency. Source: http://trailblazing.ca Related film about 3 Sisters: Trailblazing: The Women of Nepal’s Trekking Industry.

Film Synopsis
Shot in the beautiful Annapurna region of the Nepal Himalaya, the 24-minute film profiles the fledgling few women working in the heavily male-dominated adventure tourism business as trekking guides. The film profiles women in the business of guiding female tourists who come to Nepal to “trek” the mountainous routes from village to village. Through the telling of their stories, the kinds of gender barriers that exist for them, not only alongside the predominately male workforce, but also as Nepali women are seen.

The film opens with the remarkable story of three determined sisters who operate the first and only female owned trekking agency in the highly competitive adventure tourism industry in Nepal. 3 Sisters Adventure (www.3sistersadventure.com) caters mostly to women travelers requesting female trekking guides and porters. The sisters saw a niche in the market when women tourists returning from treks told of incidents of inappropriate behaviour from their male guides.

To meet the high demand for female guides, the sisters have now developed a training program to expand capacity for women in the industry. The sisters, who are experienced guides themselves, now train approximately 20 to 25 young women twice a year. This is also a first. 3 Sisters is a ‘social enterprise’, diverting 5% of the annual income generated through their trekking company and guesthouse to a training organization for female guides and porters.

The film captures the pioneering spirit and determination of the sisters as they continue to break down gender barriers and stereotypes in a non-traditional field for women. It tells of how their entry into the field challenged the social order of the marketplace. The film also profiles several young trainees in the program and provides a sense of the social conditions and limited expectations for young Nepali women within this conservative mountain culture. Female tourists from Sweden, Canada and America are also featured.

The film is in English (no subtitles) with a small portion in Nepali (English sub-titles). The project was funded in part by the Canadian International Development Agency.

Source: http://trailblazing.ca

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