In the spring of 2002, he met the famous double amputee and high-altitude mountaineer/airline pilot Ed Hommer of Minnesota in Kathmandu as Ed returned from an attempt to climb of Mount Everest. They became friends and Ed invited Nawang to join him on his next Everest expedition which was planned for 2003.
In the spring of 2002, he met Ed Hommer, a double amputee and high-altitude climber/pilot from Minnesota, in Kathmandu after Ed's unsuccessful attempt to climb Mount Everest. They became friends, and Ed invited Nawang to join him on his planned Everest expedition for 2003.