The Reports Begin
Reports of a large, human like creature in the Himalayas have been found as far back as 1832. In that year, B.H. Hodgson wrote in The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal of a human-like biped that walked erect and was covered in dark hair. He stated that the local people, called Sherpas, told him it was a demon...

Sherpa Description of the Creature
The local Sherpas claim there are actually 2 yetis. Dzu-teh which is 7-8 feet tall and meh-teh which is only 5-6 feet tall. Most describe yeti as being 6 feet tall, ape-like with human characteristics, covered with short brownish-red hair (and occasionally described as having white spots on his chest). The creatures hair is longer on the shoulders and walks slightly slumped. He is described as having a broad face and large mouth. Most reports indicate he has large teeth, but no fangs. His head is usually described as being conical shaped with a pointed crown. He has large, long arms that almost reach to his knees.

Expedition Reports
In 1889, Major L.A Waddell found human like footprints in the snow one morning. His Sherpa guides matter-of-factly told him they were the prints of a hairy wild man that was often seen in the area. Waddell wrote Among the Himalayans (1899). "The belief in these creatures is universal among Tibetans."