Mount Everest climbs depend on Sherpa guides — the Nepali ethnic group renowned for years for leading teams of climbers up the world’s highest mountain peak. But a deadly avalanche last week has some Sherpas calling for better conditions — or at least greater rewards.Mount Everest climbs depend on Sherpa guides — the Nepali ethnic group renowned for years for leading teams of climbers up the world’s highest mountain peak. But a deadly avalanche last week has some Sherpas calling for better conditions — or at least greater rewards.
Three people are dead and two people are missing after a particularly dangerous weekend on Mount Everest. This is the very narrow time-period when climbing to the summit is possible, and with increasing commercialization it’s becoming more popular. But some expert climbers say that’s incredibly dangerous.