Spotlight on Sherpas

I spotted this article while surfing The Rising Nepal website over the weekend. (Don't ask!) It's a great article that spotlights the jobs that Sherpas do on the big mountain expeditions that take place every year in the Himalayas. These men put themselves at great risk to help climbers reach the top of what ever peak they decide to climb, and clearly most of us wouldn't get too far without these tireless guides. Why do they do it? Well, the chance to make vast sums of money, at least by Nepal standards, in a a relatively short time. What makes this article even more interesting is that fact that it written from the the perspective of other citizens of Nepal.