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Donation for welfare of Nepalese Sherpas

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Photo shows Japanese alpinist Ken Noguchi at a press conference in Kathmandu on May 5, 2014. Noguchi announced on behalf of Seven Summits Actions for Sustainable Society a donation of $100,000 for the welfare of Sherpa families bereaved the previous month and Sherpas who lose family members in future climbing accidents.

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Sherpas from Nepal working to repair mountain trails in Japan

TOYAMA, Japan - Sherpas Da Tshiri (L) and Pasang pose for photos on Aug. 7, 2013 in Japan's Northern Alps, where they work on the construction of trekking trails on the Tateyama mountain range, among other projects.

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Sherpas from Nepal working to repair mountain trails in Japan

TOYAMA, Japan - Sherpas Pasang (R) and Da Tshiri at work behind a lodge on the Tateyama mountain range in Japan's Northern Alps on Aug. 6, 2013.

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CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(220510) -- LHASA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 13, 2022 shows the houses built on a mountain in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: The modern life of Sherpas deep in Himalayas" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(220510) -- LHASA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 14, 2022 shows kids playing in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: The modern life of Sherpas deep in Himalayas" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(220510) -- LHASA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 13, 2022 shows a Sherpa woman in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: The modern life of Sherpas deep in Himalayas" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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Climate change threatens livelihood of Nepal's Sherpas

Pasang Sherpa, 31, has climbed Mt. Everest twice. During this interview at his house-cum-restaurant at Namche Bazaar, Nepal, he said after an avalanche in 2014, he isn't sure he will climb again. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nepal's Sherpas gravitate toward safer jobs in mountaineering

Kanchi Sherpa, 30, who lost her husband Chhiring Ongchu Sherpa in an avalanche on Mt. Everest in 2014, cries while being interviewed in Khumjung, Nepal, on March 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Climate change threatens livelihood of Nepal's Sherpas

Khumjung village, located at an altitude of 3,790 meters, is blanketed by unseasonal snowfall on March 5, 2015. There are concerns that changing weather patterns do not bode well for the future of mountaineering in Nepal. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Climate change threatens livelihood of Nepal's Sherpas

Photo shows a view of Mt. Everest from Namche Bazaar, Nepal, on March 7, 2015. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nepal's Sherpas gravitate toward safer jobs in mountaineering

Photo shows a view of Mt. Everest from Namche Bazaar, Nepal, on March 7, 2015. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nepal's Sherpas gravitate toward safer jobs in mountaineering

Photo shows Mingma Doma Sherpa (L) and Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa, who lost their father Dorji Sherpa in an avalanche on Mt. Everest in 2014, during an interview in Namche Bazaar, Nepal, on March 6, 2015. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Everest

Photo taken in March 2015 shows trekkers and Sherpas walking on a trail near Namche Bazaar in eastern Nepal, with Mt. Everest (L) and Mt. Lhotse seen in the background. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo