Who Are Nepal’s Sherpas & Why Are They Fighting The Government?
Tune into the premiere of Sherpa, airing Saturday April 23rd at 9/8 central as part of Elevation Weekend on Discovery! http://bit.ly/1fIGkvr Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Learn More:...
==========
The devastating avalanches on Mount Everest, in 2014 and 2015, highlighted some longstanding problems for the climbing industry there. Particularly for local Sherpa guides where issues like overcrowding, safety, meagre wages and insurance are of immense concern. These problems have left many wondering why the Nepal government hasn’t done more to support the Sherpa guides, who risk their lives so that foreign climbers can attempt Everest. The desire to ‘conquer’ Everest has been on the rise ever since Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay and New Zealander, Edmund Hillary first summited the peak in 1953. For decades, climbing the world’s tallest mountain remained the reserve for hardened explorers but in the 1990s, advances in technology made summiting the mountain an...
==========
The devastating avalanches on Mount Everest, in 2014 and 2015, highlighted some longstanding problems for the climbing industry there. Particularly for local Sherpa guides where issues like overcrowding, safety, meagre wages and insurance are of immense concern. These problems have left many wondering why the Nepal government hasn’t done more to support the Sherpa guides, who risk their lives so that foreign climbers can attempt Everest. The desire to ‘conquer’ Everest has been on the rise ever since Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay and New Zealander, Edmund Hillary first summited the peak in 1953. For decades, climbing the world’s tallest mountain remained the reserve for hardened explorers but in the 1990s, advances in technology made summiting the mountain an...
