CHANGING DYNAMICS OF THE SHERPAS IN THE EVEREST HIMALAYAS By Samden Sherpa Executive Director Snow Leopard Trek Pvt. Ltd.
Creating Partnerships and Buddhist Theory
Purpose of Sherpa life is Compassion (Nyingje)
Pre Tourism-Sherpas were Pastoral Traders & Subsistence Farmers
Trading Partnerships is in harmony with the Sherpa/Buddhist Ethos
The Sherpa Homeland (Beyul) is filled with Deities
Tourism is a boon to the Sherpas
Hotels and Lodges in Namche Bazaar (11,318ft).
Mountain Climbing is Risky Profession
Sherpas Carry Heavy Loads Cross the Khumbu Ice Fall
Everest Is Killer Mountain
2014-A Tragic Year for the Sherpas
Sherpa Grief is interpreted as Strike
Tourism Partnerships in Nepal are Highly Unequal
Many Hotels in a limited space but not enough for the growing demand
Sacred Valley (Beyul) vs Free Market
Need to build new Partnerships under a Collective and Cooperative Model
Sherpas Need Representation in Government
Stakeholders should realize the Sherpa relationship with its mountains
Indigenous Orgs guide and assist Native Tourism
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