She owned castle trough WW2 (when it was used as a hospital) until her death in 1974, when she left the castle to the private charitable trust Leeds Castle Foundation who had a goal to preserve castle and offer public access to it to tourists.
Official statistics shows Nepal's per capita income was $ 1100 dollars in 2008. An average family has 4-5 persons usually with only one person earning. However, my opinion is the per capita thing has been inflated due to extremely high income of few people.
Yet even the two successive seasons of tragedy appeared unlikely to deter Sherpa men from taking jobs as paid guides and load-bearers on mountain expeditions. In Nepal, where the average income is about $700 a year, Sherpas can make $3,000 to $5,000 in a season on Mount Everest, plus bonuses if they reach the summit.et even the two successive seasons of tragedy appeared unlikely to deter Sherpa men from taking jobs as paid guides and load-bearers on mountain expeditions. In Nepal, where the average income is about $700 a year, Sherpas can make $3,000 to $5,000 in a season on Mount Everest, plus bonuses if they reach the summit.