{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a4662283dd2dcc100f1e021/6abbe45506846f55a3d6b1f9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mount Kailash Mystery: Why Has No One Climbed It? | Alex McKay | S6E14","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a4662283dd2dcc100f1e021/1790697656066-bc79df1a-65dc-4fb6-967d-b85ca3bf0ff3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Could the Mount Kailash described in ancient Indian texts be a different mountain? Indo-Tibetan historian Alex McKay joins Strange &amp; Mysterious World to explore Mount Kailash, Shiva and his argument that Shri Kailash near the source of the Ganges may hold an overlooked place in this sacred history.</p><p><br></p><p>Alex recounts his gruelling 1986 pilgrimage through Tibet and the journey that led him into decades of Himalayan research. We explore why Kailash draws pilgrims from different faiths, the legend of Milarepa, the relationship between landscape and spiritual experience, and how stories about sacred places change over time.</p><p><br></p><p>We also discuss extraordinary claims surrounding Kailash—including rapid ageing and time distortion—and Alex explains why he distinguishes those stories from evidence. His identification of Shri Kailash is presented as a historical argument, not an established conclusion.</p><p><br></p><p>An interview about faith, endurance and the search for meaning in the sacred Himalayas.</p><p><br></p><p>Strange &amp; Mysterious World | Season 6, Episode 14</p><p><br></p><p>ELEUSIS TV</p><p><a href=\"https://eleusistv.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://eleusistv.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>FIND ALEX McKAY</p><p><br></p><p>In Search of Mount Kailash: Travels in the Sacred Himalaya</p><p>Publisher and book information — Sun Rider Press:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.sunriderpress.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sunriderpress.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Indian edition — Rachna Books:</p><p><a href=\"https://rachnabooks.com/shop/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://rachnabooks.com/shop/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Academic profile and research background — IIAS:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.iias.asia/profile/alex-mckay\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.iias.asia/profile/alex-mckay</a></p><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 The pilgrimage that nearly killed him</p><p>00:14 Introducing Alex McKay</p><p>00:53 Why Mount Kailash is sacred</p><p>01:49 The journey into Tibet</p><p>05:16 Exhaustion, help and a life transformed</p><p>12:30 Was the original Kailash elsewhere?</p><p>15:53 Weather, mystery and the mountain</p><p>19:07 Swami Sundarananda and Himalayan practice</p><p>21:26 Spiritual learning: Himalayas or city life?</p><p>24:49 Sacred traditions, climbing and ancient legends</p><p>29:53 Why the summit remains unclimbed</p><p>35:37 Milarepa and the mountain legends</p><p>39:11 Time-machine stories and the evidence</p><p>43:23 A personal experience and its cautions</p><p>47:18 Pilgrimage, humility and hope</p><p>48:33 In Search of Mount Kailash</p><p><br></p><p>#MountKailash #AlexMcKay #Shiva #Himalayas #StrangeAndMysteriousWorld</p>","author_name":"William Collinson & Lee Strydom"}