Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest

Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOARDMAN TASKER AWARD FOR MOUNTAIN LITERATURE

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

Amid a…

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