Himalayan Database: Carrying on Elizabeth Hawley’s legacy, the bible of Nepal mountain expeditions goes on

It is that time of the year for Billi Bierling , the managing director of the Himalayan Database . With Nepal’s mountaineering season commencing, Bierling and her small team have a lot on their plate. Meeting climbers before their expedition, talking to agencies and finding out who is coming to climb what mountain in the Himalayas is an everyday affair for Bierling.

She joined the institute in 2004 because she has a love for the mountains, but little did she know that the Himalayan Database, which she joined help the late Elizabeth Hawley , would become such a major part of her life.