Sherpa

In May, a British climber lost his eyesight near the summit of Everest, fell and was left to die by Sherpas unable to help him.

To that end, European sherpas, including the British, are pushing for a 'trigger' mechanism.

Well, at least she had the sense to hire two Sherpas, a luxury for most, as there are costs associated with hiring good Sherpas.

In the modern age of Everest climbing, Sherpas are among the most accomplished mountaineers.

Sherpas did not venture into the high peaks until European mountaineers began arriving to climb in the world's greatest mountain range.

" One of her two Sherpas replied " No, we're going to the summit.

None of these gentlemen have been contacted yet because the sherpas are still not finished with their work.

Sherpas will also be telling different stories about the policies needed to keep global recovery on track.

A team of Sherpas in Nepal have announced that they will go on a clean-up expedition on Mount Everest.

The "sherpas" return to Bonn today to continue the backroom negotiations on a global deal to tackle climate change.

The opportunity for Mr Obama is now, as the G20 "sherpas" prepare the draft text.

Sometimes we even get the impression that they are only looking for a partner in the South to use as Sherpas.

The famous Sherpas, a Nepalese tribe living in the shadow of Mount Everest, have bodies perfectly adapted to altitude.

This time the party took porters from Hunza instead of Sherpas from Nepal.

Even with rigorous training, a person from sea level will almost always lag behind the Sherpas at altitude, Kamler says.

Over the years, Hillary became more concerned about the Sherpas and the ecology6 of the Himalayas.

While the Newars are considered elites, the Sherpas, despite their mountaineering prowess, belong to the lower rungs.

And I thank my team of Sherpas who taught me this .

Sherpas prepare their meals at Camp 2 as the stars appear over the Western Cwm at Camp 2 on Everest.

The summit sherpas say we should expect nothing of great significance, though their political bosses must insist otherwise.

Although Everest now sees many a human footprint, the Sherpas still regard the mountain as a holy place.

Mid-term meeting of Sherpas and Sous-Sherpas.

The world's highest mountain is considered sacred to the Buddhist Sherpas who live in the region.

Of the first 100 recorded Everest fatalities, for example, 41 were Sherpas .

Investigation into Sherpas's History and Their Present Situation