What ethnic group is famous for helping people to climb Mt. Everest?
2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche announced they would not work on Everest for the remainder of 2014 as a mark of respect for the victims. A Sherpa who works as a porter specialised in high-altitude work including rope fixing on Mount Everest typically earns about US$125/day per climb. Most come from climbing families, are raised on stories of wealth from climbs, with relatively few other economic opportunities. Between 350 and 450 such people, mostly from the Sherpa ethnic group, work each year's climbing season. (They are all referred to as "Sherpas" regardless of specific ethnicity.) As such, they can earn up to $5,000 a year,
2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest should stand for human freedoms and dignity, to bolster its territorial claim over Tibet." 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest The 2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest was the special route of the torch relay as part of the 2008 Summer Olympics taking place in China. Torchbearers reached Mt. Everest at 9.20 in the morning (local time) on May 8, in parallel with the Shenzhen route. Another name for the climb is the Beijing Olympics Torch Relay Qomolangma Leg. The route taking the Olympic torch to the summit of the world's tallest peak was a side spur of