The Yeti

[lordmongrove]

Indian army and the yeti, part one.

 

[loreleilee]

BBC Radio 4 - Yeti
Tales of a bipedal ape-like creature persist in the myth and legend of the Himalayas. But does the yeti really exist? Two enthusiasts are determined to find out.

Andrew Benfield and Richard Horsey travel through India, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan in search of stories of yeti sightings and encounters. Over 10 episodes, they hear from villagers, yak herders, sherpas and mountaineers, who give surprisingly consistent descriptions of a mysterious, large, hairy creature.

This series takes us on a journey deep into Himalayan culture as the presenters grapple with their own inner demons to try to make sense of the yeti myth.

 

[escargot]

BBC Radio 4 - Yeti
Tales of a bipedal ape-like creature persist in the myth and legend of the Himalayas. But does the yeti really exist? Two enthusiasts are determined to find out.

Andrew Benfield and Richard Horsey travel through India, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan in search of stories of yeti sightings and encounters. Over 10 episodes, they hear from villagers, yak herders, sherpas and mountaineers, who give surprisingly consistent descriptions of a mysterious, large, hairy creature.

This series takes us on a journey deep into Himalayan culture as the presenters grapple with their own inner demons to try to make sense of the yeti myth.

I liked the vanishing Yeti hair incident.
Seems that if you manage to grab some Yeti hair it will disappear if you don't 'dirty' it in some way, like by rubbing oil on it.

 

[lordmongrove]

Yeren, Almas, and Yeti: Cryptid Hominoids in Asia. Who is the hunk at 14.00?

 

[gordonrutter]

Yeren, Almas, and Yeti: Cryptid Hominoids in Asia. Who is the hunk at 14.00?

He's very young whoever he is!

 

[lordmongrove]

He's very young whoever he is!

And he is thin and has hair.

 

[lordmongrove]

The Yeti: Why Bhutanese believe it exists.

https://kuenselonline.com/the-yeti-why-bhutanese-believe-it-exists/

 

[Paul_Exeter]

BBC Radio 4 - Yeti
Tales of a bipedal ape-like creature persist in the myth and legend of the Himalayas. But does the yeti really exist? Two enthusiasts are determined to find out.

Andrew Benfield and Richard Horsey travel through India, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan in search of stories of yeti sightings and encounters. Over 10 episodes, they hear from villagers, yak herders, sherpas and mountaineers, who give surprisingly consistent descriptions of a mysterious, large, hairy creature.

This series takes us on a journey deep into Himalayan culture as the presenters grapple with their own inner demons to try to make sense of the yeti myth.

This is a great series presented by the Danny Robins of cryptozoology The BBC are coming up trumps as regards the Battersea Poltergeist, Uncanny and the Witch Farm and now this in-depth and sober search for the Yeti. A welcome change after years of Fortean subjects being largely ignored by our state broadcaster, especially when you consider some of their trivial, social media-driven content...

 

[loreleilee]

I just finished the series, and I really, really enjoyed it. Not just for the yeti content - it's a great piece of story telling.

Added bonus - I recommended it to my personal trainer, who then sniggeringly told me that another of his clients claimed to have seen a big cat in the field across from his house. He wasn't sniggering after I pointed out that our area (Chester/North Wales) is a black cat hotspot [smug emoji].

But yes, it is a really good listen, it takes the subject seriously without getting - err - silly...

 

[AnonyJ]

Another vote in favour of the 10 part BBC series! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001nhj4

For me, it's also a personal connection listening to some episodes as many of you know that my OH is Nepalese - he is from the middle foothills around Pokhara so has no personal experience of Yetis apart from flying with the airline so-named in Nepal. He thinks the Yeti is probably a myth but then also "Never say never!" . I think the series is great even just from a travelogue POV, never mind the excellent Yeti quest!

 

[lordmongrove]

The Indian Army and the Yeti: Part 2.

 

[lordmongrove]

Wild Kingdom Search For Yeti 1969.
Badly researched, lazily dismissive and concerned more with health insurance than with the yeti. Arthur C Clark tackled the subject far better in Mysterious World.

 

[Druk]

Pics I took in the mountaineering museum in Pokhara.

 

[lordmongrove]

The Abominable Snowmen The Legend of The Yeti.

 

[Druk]

I saw a yeti skeleton a few days ago,maybe 10 feet tall?

 

[Kondoru]

Knees too big.

 

[Druk]

Knees too big.

Osteoarthritis calcium deposits,it’s a tough life in the himalaya.

 

[Tunn11]

The time you have to queue in these stores.....