This is a Short History Of the Conquest of Everest. Written by Jo Furniss. With thanks to Mick Conefrey, documentary maker ...

"For a foreigner, a Sherpa ... They are called 'People from the East.'"—Jamling Norgay The Sherpas are an ethnic group who live in the high mountain region of the eastern Himalaya.

Sherpa siblings Fura Tshering and Ngima Tashi successfully summited Yasa Thak Peak (6,141m) at 5:30 PM on November 27. According to Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, CEO of 14 Peaks Expedition, this marks the ...

Ama Dablam, often referred to as the "Matterhorn of the Himalayas," presents one of ... as a cultural and spiritual symbol for the Sherpa people, who consider it sacred. Its elegant pyramid ...

Apa Sherpa is a professional mountaineer from Thame ... Europe - the future actions of whose will determine the future of Apa’s community and hundreds of millions of other people who live in the ...

A Sherpa village in Nepal’s Everest region ... Scientists have warned that climate change is causing many glaciers in the Himalayas to melt at an alarming rate. No deaths or injuries have ...

The second, or fall, climbing season in the Himalaya will soon end ... serves as a cultural and spiritual symbol for the Sherpa people, who consider it sacred. Its elegant pyramid-shaped summit ...

Three teams are making progress on their winter climbing expeditions in the Himalayas. The true winter ... of Pakistan and the Seven Summit Trek’s sherpa team. The team will acclimatize on ...

NORWALK— Himalaya Sono, a restaurant offering foods of Nepal, Tibet and northern India, will be opening in the Washington Street Historic District of Norwalk at the end of January. The location ...