Himalayan Mountains Documentary

                                 the Himalayas form a barrier between the

Indian subcontinent and the Tibetan

Plateau their name means abode of snow

and the world's highest mountains are

found here the Himalayas are su

blime you

look out and you feel like you can see

to the ends of the earth you feel

connected to everything all at once and

yet you feel very small the scale of the

Himalayas and the physical toughness of

being there almost beggars the

imagination in the valleys the mountains

shelter a mosaic of habitats each with

its own unique plants and wildlife

the people who live there are certainly

the most welcoming of any people I've

ever lived with and they have a common

born they have a spiritual association

with the mountains the Himalayas

profoundly shaped the lives of the

people who live there but their

influence is also felt by many who live

far beyond their realm the Himalayas are

of course the largest mountain chain on

earth but beyond that they are also a

collection of snow clad mountains and

glaciers which are the water supply to

40% of the planet with spring comes the

Thor and meltwater is released slowly

from the glaciers and snow it's the

source of the great rivers of Asia the

lifeblood of countries bordering the

Himalayas such as India and China and

each year the monsoon replenishes the

stalks of ice and snow keeping those

snows

alive keeping the glaciers going is

basically what nature does for us and

yet we are destroying that cycle because

of climate change with rising global

temperatures the glaciers are melting

faster than their being replenished

they're slowly retreating and the water

they hold in their frozen grip is

disappearing there's a lot of work

required on the ground and

internationally collaboratively working

to reduce climate change will also

control our use of water downstream for

agriculture for personal consumption we

need to reduce how much we use the

Himalayas give us one of the most

precious things we have on earth which

is freshwater and this is priceless not

only in its material form but also in

its spiritual and sacred flavors

the future of billions of people depends

on the great gift of water from the

Himalayas a wilderness endowed with the

power of nature