And as a young girl growing up below it, Lhakpa Sherpa gazed up at the mountain with awe and reverence. Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was the first Nepali woman to reach the summit in 1993, but she died on the ...

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Mrs. Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, was the first Nepali woman to summit Mount Everest. September, October, and November is the peak season for treks in the area. It has the clearest skies with amazing ...

The late Ambica Shrestha and Pasang Lhamu Sherpa were represented by their daughters, Sangita and Dawa, respectively. Luja Mathema, a writer with a background in International Relations and Gender ...

"Our mountains have begun to stink," Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Pasang Lhamu rural municipality, told the BBC. The municipality, which covers most of the Everest region, has introduced the new ...

"For our kids, it's very hard to learn our language," Phurba Sherpa said. "All my childhood, I was always away from my family ...

Pasang Dorje Sherpa, a 20-year-old working for Seattle-based Alpine Ascents International, was climbing with two other AAI Sherpas, Ang Gyalzen and Tenzing Chottar. It was Pasang’s second season ...

HEROINES: Book launch on 1 September with (left to right) Luja Mathema and her daughter, Sangeeta Shrestha, Sapana Pradhan Malla, Ani Choying Drolma and Pasang Lhamu Sherpa's daughter Dawa Futi. Photo ...

Thame, a village near Everest and the birthplace of legendary Sherpa climbers such as Apa ... Ward Chair of Khumbu Pasang ...