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Who are the Everest sherpas and what do they do? We look at the often unsung heroes behind some of the world's most famous mountaineers

Every year, hundreds of climbers attempt to summit Mount Everest. It's a feat seen by many as the ultimate mountaineering challenge but it's high-risk and difficult to complete alone. While some ...

Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 32nd time

A renowned Nepali Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 32nd time on Sunday, an official said, smashing his ​own record ...
New York Post

Kanchha Sherpa, last remaining member of original Mount Everest expedition team, dead at 92

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died early Thursday, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Kanchha ...

A record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day

Officials say hundreds of climbers scaled Mount Everest in a single day, setting a new record with 274 successful ascents.

Sherpas cross icefall, open route for climbers to move up on Everest

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, April 28 (Reuters) - A group of Sherpa climbers have opened the route to Mount Everest that had been blocked for two weeks by chunks of ice and a giant serac, allowing ...
Devdiscourse

Sherpas Open Everest Route for Spring Expeditions

A team of 11 Nepali sherpas successfully scaled Mount Everest, marking the official opening of the climbing route for the spring season. Led by Mingma Dorchi Sherpa, the team completed the rope-fixing ...
The Economist

Will climbers have to brave Everest without Sherpas?

The second-highest mountain on Earth is so remote, and so hard to climb, that it has never had a commonly accepted name. Even today, it is best known by the surveyor’s mark assigned to it in the ...