"For a foreigner, a Sherpa means someone who carries loads ... group who live in the high mountain region of the eastern Himalaya. About 3,000 of Nepal's more than 10,000 Sherpas reside in the ...

The Jet Stream will soon subside over the Himalayas, allowing climbers to reach the summits of the highest mountains in the ...

Avalanches cause 46.4% of Sherpa deaths in the Himalayan Mountains, more than any type of mountain accident. In comparison, avalanches account for only 28.8% of deaths among the climbers who hire ...

Pasang Nuru Sherpa tells Mongabay that loud helicopter ... its prime prey, the Himalayan tahr, has been shown to run away due to helicopter noise. “This could have an impact on their ...

The Sherpa community is marking the 2152nd Gyalpo Lhosar as their New Year. The festival is divided into 12 groups: Mouse, Ox ...

Kanchi Sherpa does not feel that the summers are ... the roof of the world. The Himalaya is often referred to as the third pole of the planet. They hold the largest reservoir of ice and snow ...

Panaji: At the 14th edition of the D D Kosambi Festival of Ideas at Kala Academy, Panaji, adventurer and photographer Aditya Gupta explored the complexity of the Sherpa-climber relationship ...