sherpa

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But a lawyer representing four NGOs including nonprofit Sherpa told the court that "selling hydrocarbons to be burned creates an environmental risk".

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first expedition to successfully scale the summit of Mount Everest, has died in the Nepali capital Kathmandu, aged 92.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

From the windows of his lodge, Sherpa witnessed first-hand the transformation of the Everest region.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Kanchha Sherpa worked as an high-altitude porter in the Himalayan mountains for two more decades after the expedition, until his wife asked him to stop making the dangerous journeys.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Two years earlier he and Boukreev—whom he considered a good friend—had climbed 27,824-foot Makalu together in near-record time, without supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer