1. CHANGING DYNAMICS OF THE SHERPAS IN THE EVEREST HIMALAYAS
By Samden Sherpa
Executive Director
Snow Leopard Trek Pvt. Ltd.

2. Creating Partnerships and Buddhist Theory

3. Purpose of Sherpa life is Compassion (Nyingje)

4. Pre Tourism-Sherpas were Pastoral Traders & Subsistence Farmers

5. Trading Partnerships is in harmony with the Sherpa/Buddhist Ethos

6. The Sherpa Homeland (Beyul) is filled with Deities

7. Tourism is a boon to the Sherpas

8. Hotels and Lodges in Namche Bazaar (11,318ft).

9. Mountain Climbing is Risky Profession

10. Sherpas Carry Heavy Loads Cross the Khumbu Ice Fall

12. Everest Is Killer Mountain

13. 2014-A Tragic Year for the Sherpas

14. Sherpa Grief is interpreted as Strike

15. Tourism Partnerships in Nepal are Highly Unequal

16. Many Hotels in a limited space but not enough for the growing demand

17. Sacred Valley (Beyul) vs Free Market

18. Need to build new Partnerships under a Collective and Cooperative Model

19. Sherpas Need Representation in Government

20. Stakeholders should realize the Sherpa relationship with its mountains

21. Indigenous Orgs guide and assist Native Tourism

22. THANK YOU!