Scaling Mount Everest is the ultimate achievement in the eyes of adventurers the world over, but for some, it's just another day's work. Behind nearly every successful climb, there is a Sherpa, acting ...

One of the Sherpas who survived the deadly avalanche on Mt. Everest Friday tells The New York Times that he will never scale the mountain again. Kaji Sherpa, 39, was one of the 21 native Himalayan ...

NEW DELHI - The Sherpas always go first, edging up the deadly flank of Everest while international clients wait for days in the base camp below. They set off in the dark, before the day's warmth ...

International mountain guide Lhakpa Rangdu Sherpa of Happy Feet Mountaineers agency. Photo: HAPPY FEET MOUNTAINEERS For decades, foreigners have noted and celebrated the good-natured cheerfulness of ...