Sherpa

The word Sherpa means people from the east. Before mountain climbing was popular the word Sherpa was known for a group of people who migrated from Nepal to Tibet. Now the word Sherpa is known for more as a job description. A Sherpa is a person who climbs a mountain like Mount Everest and goes ahead to set up a trail for mountain climbers to get up easily. A Sherpas job is to set up camp, manage the porters, ensure that loads of supplies are evenly distributed,and on top of that they are responsible for their groups safety. The higher altitude jobs are more dangerous so Sherpas will get paid higher, but the job will require more experienced Sherpas. For a normal Sherpas it is easier for a Sherpa to to climb than a mountain climber because they might have a lot of experience. Also the Sherpas that work on Mount Everest live in the Everest region so their bodies are adapted to that region and because their lungs are used to not having a lot of air. Every year many Sherpas get frostbitten and lose their toes and fingers, or get killed in accidental falls. In 2002 the Nepalese government raised the Sherpa pay because of how many injuries/deaths Sherpas were getting every year because of how dangerous their job is. One third of the two hundred and twenty five people in 2003 who have died trying to conquer Mount Everest were Sherpas.…

behind Edmund Hillary, Norgay was a sherpa that helped guide Edmund up the mountain so that Hilary could reach the summit. A sherpa is tibetan for “eastern people” and they live in the mountainous region of Nepal, high in the Himalayas. The Himalayas is the tallest mountain range in the world ,and is also home to the tallest mountain in the world Mount Everest. Sherpas are hired by western climbers to help them climb Mt. Everest because they are use to the high altitude and are known as…

they are doing and not changing any laws to prevent any future incidents of their people then then doesn’t that sound unjust and should we not take a stand to change this? This is what’s being done to Sherpas in Nepal, they risk their own lives guiding tourists up Mount Everest but don’t get enough credit, money or respect for it. A sherpas job consists of lugging tourists’ gear, guiding them up the mountain, and clearing a pathway up the world’s highest mountain. In the year of 2014, sixteen…

Everest trekking Everest trekking is an adventure journey into the base camps of the world highest mountain. A strenuous grade hiking begins after 30 minutes flight (Kathmandu-Lukla) at Lukla, 8 hours bus tour (Kathmandu-Jiri bus) at Jiri, and after the 25 minutes flight (Kathmandu-Phaplu) at Phaplu. The northeast region of Nepal has five different short and long treks, including Everest Base Camp Trek, Short Everest Base Camp Trek, Everest high pass trek, Gokyo Lake trekking and Everest view…

The teams on mount Everest in 1996 where put through many challenges, the risks that were put in front of them and why they have the thrill and want to climb that God of a mountain. Many teams, leaders, and sherpas went up that magnificent mountain but many did not come back down. 17 teams went up and 17 came done but without some leaders and climbers. 15 climbers did not come down on May 10. These teams varied from veterans hikes on the mountain to amichurs hikers, each team consisted of…

altitude. The lethal weather has taken many lives and as a wise Sherpa from the video states, “There are 100 reasons to die up here.” Both Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary had to face the same extreme weather as their sons. With frostbite snatching limbs, 60 mph winds causing defeat, and avalanches capturing lives, the life of every human is fragile. If the weather on Mt. Everest actually corporate, the 50 deaths sprung by an avalanche would have never happened. The ten lives in 2012 and the…

Tenzing Norgay came to the summit.Himalaya Guides Trekking and Mountain Adventures is a professionally driven "non-guided" undertaking for experienced mountain dwellers who need to function as a component of a group to handle the mountain. We say "non-guided" in light of the fact that, contrasted with managing operations on snow capped scale tops such the European Alps, our pioneer and climbing Sherpa group working with you won't have the capacity to ensure everything you might do. You should…

personal heroism for some, but to many sherpas tasked with the greatest workload and the most to lose, Everest represents a hard, economically necessitated risk. In a climbing culture driven by commercialism, sherpas are arguably some of the most experienced and well adapted climbers on Mount Everest, yet have little to no say in addressing the issues of safety or working conditions that are brought on by commercial motives. Initiating transformational leadership can solve many of the…

This week, Mount Everest claimed the life of 3 climbers and 1 Sherpa, still two other climbers are missing — is the risk of death really worth the adventure? Article: Why would someone risk their life to climb a mountain when the odds of surviving may not be in their favor? For survivors, Everest is the ultimate high, but with triumph also come tragedies. And no one understands that more than the families of those who recently died trying to reach that ultimate high. Three dead – two missing In…

In 2004 through 2014, about 4,053 sherpas have died. This number would decrease if the government would ban expeditions, if people are not experienced. Throughout the years Everest has been a challenge that most climbers want to attempt. However, most people have different reasons on why they want to climb the mountain. One of those reasons that today stands out the most is that they want to feel more better than anyone else. With that big ego that they have, they ignore the fact that they are…