Sherpas

Do you know what they call Sherpas in the developed world?

TechWeb 2009

Do you know what they call Sherpas in the developed world?

InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 2009

For five Saturdays this ski season, these kids and their leaders, called Sherpas (a much cooler name - literally), met on the mountain and were challenged to think about what it means to live their lives by five core values: courage, discipline, integrity, wisdom and compassion.

Summit Daily News - Top Stories by Cindy Bargell 2010

The Nepali climbers, known as Sherpas, are also aiming to clean up decades-old rubbish from the mountain in what is being called the world's highest ever clean-up campaign.

Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010

The Nepali climbers, known as Sherpas, are also aiming to clean up decades-old rubbish from the mountain in what is being called the world's highest ever clean-up campaign.

Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010

Haugen said the Sherpas are the "Michael Jordans of the mountains" and are extreme athletes.

The Lantern 2009

"Sherpas" is what the unseen officials are called who prepare the ground for big international gatherings like the G20 summit.

ModerateVoters.org 2009

These faces, which were almost entirely Sherpas, the predominant race of the Khumbu region and a people noted for their exceptional strength in high altitude (a byproduct of living high in the Tibetan and Nepali mountains for centuries), watched all who came and went.

Exploring Kathmandu » Dave Brosha Photography 2009

Sherpas either work freelance or are employed by individual cabin owners.

Europe's Last Sherpas Race to the Mountaintop Leos Rousek 2011

It is the primary way to get to the South Col so almost every Everest southside climber makes 4 to 6 roundtrips through the Icefall with Sherpas doubling that.

Mt. Everest 2010