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Sherpa
Stories of life and death from the forgotten guardians of Everest
The untold stories of mountaineering achievements and tragedies – an oral history of the Sherpas.
Changing the narrative of mountaineering books, Sherpa focuses on the people who live and work on the roof of the world.
This is the first time Sherpas’ experiences have been brought together in one book.
About Me
Pradeep
Pradeep Bashyal is a BBC journalist based in Kathmandu. He loves reporting long-form stories and is often found among mountains and mountaineers.
His works have also appeared in Nepal Magazine, The Washington Post, Buzzfeed News, Asian Geographic, National Geographic, The Diplomat, among others
"Amid all the foreign adventures that throng to Nepal to scale the world's highest peaks there exists a small community of mountain people at the foothills of Himalayas. Sherpa dives into their culture and tells of their exitance at the edge of life and death. It traces their story pre- and post- mountaineering revolution with previously unpublished stories from the most notable and incredible Sherpas of the last 50 years."
This is the Story of Sherpas
- Pradeep Bashyal & Ankit Babu Adhikari