For years anecdotes circulated amongst climbers, of the superhuman ability of the Sherpa to function at high altitude, when all others succumbed to mountain sickness - or worse. Now science has shown ...
An interview with Kathmandu-based journalist Pradeep Bashyal and social science researcher Ankit Babu Adhikari, authors of 'Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest'.
Both Sakya and Limbu became fascinated by Sherpa women and the role they play in their culture, and in 2000, the two covered the first expedition to Everest by Sherpa women. Web editor Sara Miles ...
Ngima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound native of Nepal’s Khumbu region has reached the summit of the world’s tallest ...