Sherpa Heroes: Rescues and Controversies on Mount Everest
TL;DR
Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, CEO and founder of 14 Peaks Expedition and an experienced guide for those who wish to climb Mt. Everest, rescued a hiker who fell through a crevasse on the mountain. Sherpas not only break a trail ahead of mountaineers and carry vital supplies such as O2 and fuel tanks, but they also risk their lives to keep everyone safe. The video of the rescue shows the dramatic and claustrophobic conditions in which Sherpa calmly and happily assisted the hiker.
- Heroic Sherpa Rescues a Hiker From a Crevasse on Mt. Everest My Modern Met
- Chinese woman refuses to pay US$10,000 fee after Everest rescue, angering public South China Morning Post
- Man saved from certain death on Everest criticized for thanking sponsors instead of savior sherpa ABC NEWS 4
- Expedition company refutes sherpa's account of heroic Everest rescue The Independent
- Sherpa rescues Malaysian climber from Mount Everest 'death zone' ABC7 News Bay Area
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