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Writer Published on July 1, 2020
Musa Masala: Who We Are

Thanks to everyone who participated in our very first virtual comedy Jam Jam!! We’re grateful to our comedians and emcee, Louis Beck. A big thank you to Kellie Lin Knott, who engineered and ran the show, too. She did an amazing job shuffling everyone around. We plan on using this format for more comedy events

Mount Everest’s First Summit Wedding! An Interview with Pem Dorjee Sherpa

May is traditionally the ideal weather window month on Mt Everest—a short period when getting to the top is not impeded by jet streams or monsoon season. This year, COVID-19 has closed the mountain for climbing on the Nepali side, and only a select group of Chinese climbers are going from Tibet. We here at Musa

Buffology: Practical Uses for Buffs

Musa Masala would like to thank Douglas Burns for this awesome post on the humble buff. Often used to save voices and throats at Everest Base Camp, buffs have been proving themselves in the mountains for years. (The recycling of moist, humidified air from your lungs helps stave off the dreaded Khumbu cough.) Doug is