ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN
European Folklore
Tibetan Folklore
Folklore of Tibet
This is a popular European name for the YETI, or ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN, of the Himalayan mountain region of Tibet and Nepal. The concept of this elusive giant hairy humanoid existing in the mountains was first made popular in Europe by members of Shipton's Everest expedition of 1951; and later Hillary-Tensing conquest party also reported evidence. The name ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN implies a humanoid shape, and, indeed, enormous tracks resembling those of a giant anthropoid have been photographed by European climbing in the region. While others are skeptical about the authenticity of such evidence, there exists a definite mythology of the indigenous people for the more bear like YETI.
Source: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth