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Sherpa

Society 3 years ago

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Airlangga wants G20 sherpa meeting to find effective solutions to global crises

The Group of 20 (G20) sherpas gather for the fourth meeting on Nov. 11-14 in Jimbaran, Bali with an aim of endorsing concrete deliverables for addressing global food insecurity and the energy crisis.

Regulations 3 years ago

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Indonesia shifts G20 focus to energy security

Indonesia has vowed to focus on energy security in its G20 chairmanship as the transition to clean power appears to have become a lesser concern for many countries.

News 5 years ago

Mission impossible: Sherpa from Nepal to lead 55-member K2 winter expedition

Despite over 30 attempts to climb the world’s second highest mountain in winter, given the extreme weather and the difficult route to summit, none has been successful.

News 5 years ago

Nepal's Ang Rita Sherpa, first to climb Mount Everest ten times, dies

Ang Rita Sherpa, the first man to climb Mount Everest 10 times, died of a lengthy illness on Monday, his family said, an event that fellow sherpas called a major loss to Nepal and the climbing community.

News 6 years ago

Sherpa team aims for record Everest winter ascent

A team of four Sherpas is setting off on Monday to attempt a record winter ascent of Mount Everest in just five days, which would also be the first winter climb of the peak in more than quarter of a century.

People 6 years ago

Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for record 23rd time

A 49-year-old sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for a 23rd time on Wednesday, creating a new record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain.

People 6 years ago

Sherpa widows breaking down taboos as they eye Everest

For generations climbing has been firmly the realm of men among the legendary Sherpas of Nepal, tradition dictating women care for the home while their husbands conquer the Himalayan peaks.

People 7 years ago

World's highest ER battles to save lives on Everest

The doctors staffing the sole emergency room on the roof of the world battle high altitude, freezing conditions and violent weather every climbing season to save the lives of sick and injured mountaineers.

People 7 years ago

Nepali Sherpa aims for record 22nd Everest summit

A Nepali Sherpa is hoping to summit Mount Everest for a record-breaking 22nd time next month, during the busy climbing season that each year sees hundreds of climbers reach the top of the world.

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