Adult: 12 Yrs above; Child: 2 to 11 years; Infant: Below 23 Months
The word “Yeti” is derived from the Tibetan word “yeh-the” which means “little man-like creature”. It is often known as ‘The Abominable Snowman’ to the westerners.
The legend of the abominable snowman is a curious one, primarily because it’s so well known on the basis of so little a legend. However, despite the physical evidence, the government of Nepal officially declared the Yeti to exist in 1961.
A story of Yeti’s existence dates back to the 4th century BC. Some references to Yeti are said to be found in a poem called ‘Rama and Sita’. The belief in these creatures is universal among Tibetans.
Yeti reports usually come in the form of tracks found, shapes seen at a distance or rarely, actual face to face encounters with the creatures. Face to face encounters never come with researchers looking for the Yeti till date, but with locals who stumble into the creature during their daily lives.
The Yeti is said to make random appearances around the Khumbu region, at foothills of the Everest. Still doubted for its existence by those who have not seen it, the Yeti is known to eat Yaks, sheep, etc. Many people feel, however, the Yeti of the Nepali Himalayas to be a peaceful creature.
Many explorations and expeditions have taken place to search for the Yeti since 1832 when it was first spotted in Nepal by B.H. Hodson. However, the first reliable report of the Yeti appeared in 1925 during a British Geological expedition in the Himalayas.
So far there is no firm evidence to support the existence of the Yeti, but there is no way to show that he doesn't exist either. If he indeed lives in the barren, frozen, upper reaches of the Himalayas where few men dare to tread, he may find his refuge safe for a long time to come.
Adult: 12 Yrs above; Child: 2 to 11 years; Infant: Below 23 Months
