A disproportionately large number of guides are members of the Sherpa people, a small ethnic group that is indigenous to the region. After millennia of living at elevations over 14,000 feet ...

Tashi Gyalzen Sherpa stood atop Everest for the fourth time in just 15 days, redefining what’s possible at the planet’s ...

Not only is Ang Dawa Sherpa one of those people, but he’s stood at the top 10 times. Ang, who is originally from Nepal and now lives in South Burlington, is a Sherpa—a name that is both an ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A British mountain guide has scaled Mount Everest Sunday for the 19th time breaking his own record ...

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Mr. Sherpa, 18, recently returned to Mount Shishapangma ... At 16, he embarked on his mission to climb the 8000ers, a feat that only a few dozen people have completed. More than physicality ...