Many people that climb Mountain Everest sometimes are not very experienced on how to succeed in climbing it, due to being a very dangerous mountain. Mountain Everest has helpers there that are very familiar on what goes on there. These helpers are called “Sherpas”, these people are way much stronger than us on altitude. Sherpas are the inhabitants of the Khumbu-valley, the national parks surrounding Everest. Some Sherpas are not very motivated or quite ready to go up the summit at times, these usually tend to be the young sherpas. Sherpas are hired to be an aid to climbers, they are usually getting paid so that they can help people throughout the journey going up Mountain Everest. But, Sherpas sometimes get treated quite different than a normal
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They have many solutions to fix this problem such as each of them receive life insurance. Life insurance will help them out in many ways such as their families would be taken care of or they would receive money at a certain point. For instance, in the article “Nepal” it says, “Workers have also made demands relating to longstanding grievances including that the government increase the value of life insurance payout that private companies who hire the Sherpas are forced to purchase $20,000” (Morrow 2). This shows that the government isn't prepared to show that they see that Sherpas lives are in danger for guiding the people who wish to climb Mount Everest. The money that is being brought to the government in MOunt Everest isn't being used to provide the Sherpas with any type of help. For instance, in the article “Exploiting The Sherpas”, it says, “ ...the Nepalese government pockets nearly $20 million in permit fees and ancillary economic benefits from Everest climbing industry” ( Mandelbaum 1). With this in mind, it demonstrates that the government is making tons of money but isn't taking into consideration to the Sherpas. The government believes as if the Sherpas have no families to take care of. Sherpas are not promised anything no matter what happens to them and what kind of situation they find themselves in. In addition Sherpas also demand that killed Sherpas should be picked up by the government. In this case. Sherpas have to pick up the bodies of their own co-workers. For example in the article “Exploiting The Sherpas” it says, “ ..Sherpas, who are often given less of this costly oxygen, still face great risk”. Sherpas say they will not stop until what they are treated with care and took into consideration in many
They have many solutions to fix this problem such as each of them receive life insurance. Life insurance will help them out in many ways such as their families would be taken care of or they would receive money at a certain point. For instance, in the article “Nepal” it says, “Workers have also made demands relating to longstanding grievances including that the government increase the value of life insurance payout that private companies who hire the Sherpas are forced to purchase $20,000” (Morrow 2). This shows that the government isn't prepared to show that they see that Sherpas lives are in danger for guiding the people who wish to climb Mount Everest. The money that is being brought to the government in MOunt Everest isn't being used to provide the Sherpas with any type of help. For instance, in the article “Exploiting The Sherpas”, it says, “ ...the Nepalese government pockets nearly $20 million in permit fees and ancillary economic benefits from Everest climbing industry” ( Mandelbaum 1). With this in mind, it demonstrates that the government is making tons of money but isn't taking into consideration to the Sherpas. The government believes as if the Sherpas have no families to take care of. Sherpas are not promised anything no matter what happens to them and what kind of situation they find themselves in. In addition Sherpas also demand that killed Sherpas should be picked up by the government. In this case. Sherpas have to pick up the bodies of their own co-workers. For example in the article “Exploiting The Sherpas” it says, “ ..Sherpas, who are often given less of this costly oxygen, still face great risk”. Sherpas say they will not stop until what they are treated with care and took into consideration in many