From highs to lows, Everest record breaker sees ‘no future’ in Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters Kami Rita Sherpa had stood at the top of world just days earlier, exultant at having summited Mount Everest for a record 28th time. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, a Nepali Mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest for a record 28 times, poses for a picture at his rented apartment in Kathmandu, Nepal, on […]
No work and little savings, Nepal’s Sherpa widows face uphill battle
Kathmandu, Nepal Thomson Reuters Foundation After conquering Mount Everest and shattering taboos, two Nepali Sherpa widows face a new challenge – the coronavirus pandemic which has shut down all climbing and trekking activities, leaving them without jobs. Nima Doma Sherpa and Furdiki Sherpa made global headlines when they scaled the 8,850 metre mountain last year […]
SUMMIT FEVER: EVEREST’S BUDGET CLIMBING BOOM MAY PUT INDIANS MOST AT RISK
ABHIRUP ROY and GOPAL SHARMA, of Reuters, report on growing death toll in this year’s Himalayan climbing season…