Sherpa

Name: Sherpa
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SKU: 9781788403344
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Stories of Life and Death from the Guardians of Everest

By Ankit Babu Adhikari and Pradeep Bashyal

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Sherpa shifts the focus of mountaineering literature away from foreign adventurers to the indigenous community living at the foothills of the Himalayas. The book explores the culture, endurance, and survival of the Sherpa people, who inhabit the "roof of the world." It offers a deep dive into their lives on the edge of life and death and documents their transformation through the mountaineering revolution with stories from the last 50 years, many previously unpublished.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in mountaineering from a social and cultural perspective, as well as those keen on understanding the human stories behind high-altitude climbing. It will appeal to fans of adventure, history, and Nepalese culture.

The untold stories of mountaineering achievements and tragedies - an oral history of the Sherpas.

Description

Changing the narrative of mountaineering books, Sherpa focuses on the people who live and work on the roof of the world.

Amid all the foreign adventurers that throng to Nepal to scale the world's highest peaks, there exists a small community of mountain people at the foothills of the Himalayas. Sherpa tells their story. It's the story of endeavour and survival at the roof of the world. It dives into their culture and tells of their existence at the edge of life and death.

Written by Ankit Babu Adhikari, a writer, social science researcher, and musician, and Pradeep Bashyal, a journalist with the BBC based in Nepal, Sherpa traces their story pre- and post-mountaineering revolution. It explores their evolution as climbing crusaders with previously unpublished stories from the most notable and incredible Sherpas of the last 50 years.

This is the story of the Sherpas.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788403344

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Cassell

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 124.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 257g

Pages: 336

Collections

Ankit Babu Adhikari Education & Reference Non-Fiction Pradeep Bashyal Science & Nature Sports

About the Author

Ankit Babu Adhikari (Author)

Ankit Babu Adhikari is a writer and social science researcher based in Kathmandu. He has worked with national dailies such as The Kathmandu Post and The Himalayan Times. His work has also appeared in The Washington Post and Asian Geographic. If you google him, you may come across some strange feeds to songs and profiles featuring 'Ankit Babu Adhikari'. Don't get confused, it's the same person. He rarely tweets @AnkitAdhikari01

Pradeep Bashyal (Author)

Pradeep Bashyal is a BBC journalist based in Kathmandu. He has been covering mountains and mountaineering for nearly a decade. His works have also appeared in Nepal Magazine, The Washington Post, Buzzfeed News, Asian Geographic, National Geographic, The Diplomat, among others. After writing this book, his to-dos include making a documentary on his toddler son and recording a song with Ankit. But no one has ever heard him sing. He tweets @pdpbasyal