Don't expect any dramatic breakthroughs here. The story goes that the yeti is vaguely human-like, lives around the snow level in Nepal and Tibet and hibernates in winter. Maybe they were still asleep when I was up there.
An impressive number of (respectable?) mountaineers and locals claim to have seen one or, more usually, their footprints. All I've seen are some of their hang-outs e.g. internet cafes, mountain lodges or (where we stayed at Gorak Shep) the Yeti Resort. See photo.
Oh, and there is the skull of course - housed as a prized relic at the Buddhist monastery at Khumjing. The monks let me take a photo (for a small donation). It is through glass and rather unclear, but you might find the accompanying story of interest.
Early in the trek I was chatting with Heiko (a German journalist accompanying Reiner Strauss) and we were each rather surprised by the other's blog title. His is yetitour.blogspot.com in case you understand some German and want a more journalistic approach.
Maybe I'll have more to report if I make it to Tibet. Right now that border remains closed - to humans anyway.
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