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  • Do you know what they call Sherpas in the developed world?

    TechWeb 2009

  • Do you know what they call Sherpas in the developed world?

    InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 2009

  • For five Saturdays this ski season, these kids and their leaders, called Sherpas (a much cooler name - literally), met on the mountain and were challenged to think about what it means to live their lives by five core values: courage, discipline, integrity, wisdom and compassion.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories by Cindy Bargell 2010

  • The Nepali climbers, known as Sherpas, are also aiming to clean up decades-old rubbish from the mountain in what is being called the world's highest ever clean-up campaign.

    Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010

  • The Nepali climbers, known as Sherpas, are also aiming to clean up decades-old rubbish from the mountain in what is being called the world's highest ever clean-up campaign.

    Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010

  • Haugen said the Sherpas are the "Michael Jordans of the mountains" and are extreme athletes.

    The Lantern 2009

  • "Sherpas" is what the unseen officials are called who prepare the ground for big international gatherings like the G20 summit.

    ModerateVoters.org 2009

  • These faces, which were almost entirely Sherpas, the predominant race of the Khumbu region and a people noted for their exceptional strength in high altitude (a byproduct of living high in the Tibetan and Nepali mountains for centuries), watched all who came and went.

    Exploring Kathmandu » Dave Brosha Photography 2009

  • Sherpas either work freelance or are employed by individual cabin owners.

    Europe's Last Sherpas Race to the Mountaintop Leos Rousek 2011

  • It is the primary way to get to the South Col so almost every Everest southside climber makes 4 to 6 roundtrips through the Icefall with Sherpas doubling that.

    Mt. Everest 2010

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