The yeti is a cryptozoologic creature that inhabits the Himalayan mountain range. According to the internet, so it must be true, the term ‘yeti’ derives from the Tibetan words for ‘rocky place’ and ‘bear.’ Various sizes are given for the beasts, ranging from just a few feet tall to over fifteen feet. The western term for yeti is ‘abominable snowman,’ first coined by Charles Howard-Bury in his book Mount Everest The Reconnaissance, 1921. He didn’t see a yeti, but he saw tracks in the snow at an elevation of 21,000 feet that Sherpas along on the expedition said were ‘metoh-kangmi,’ which translates as ‘man-bear snowman.’ Don’t be too impressed with this research. I took it from Wikipedia. Anyway… Continue reading “The Yeti”