Hit hard by pandemic, Sherpa widows face uphill battle KATHMANDU, JULY 7 After conquering Mount Everest and shattering taboos, two Nepali Sherpa widows face a new challenge, the coronavirus pandemic, which has shut down all climbing and trekking activities rendering them jobless. Nima Doma Sherpa... Travel 08 Jul, 2020
No work and little savings, Nepal's Sherpa widows face uphill battle KATHMANDU, July 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After conquering Mount Everest and shattering taboos, two Nepali Sherpa widows face a new challenge - the coronavirus pandemic which has shut down all climbing and trekking activities, leaving them... Travel 07 Jul, 2020
�Congestion didn�t cause Everest deaths� Kathmandu, June 4 The spring climbing season has ended with at least nine fatalities on Mt Everest, but none of the climbers’ died due to congestion on the world’s highest peak, claim sherpa guides. The Department of Tourism issued a record... Travel 05 Jun, 2019
Sherpa widows scale Mt Everest to inspire single women KATHMANDU: The widows of two Sherpa climbers, who died on Mt Everest, today successfully stood atop the roof of the world, the expedition organiser said. “Furdiki Sherpa and Nima Doma Sherpa reached the summit point of Mt Everest at around... Travel 23 May, 2019
Life after death: Sherpa widows eye Everest to fight taboo KATHMANDU: Two Nepali Sherpa women hope to conquer Mount Everest next month, finishing off the job their husbands started in a bid to empower fellow widows and prove there is life after death. In a conservative country - which routinely... Travel 22 Apr, 2019
Sherpa widows breaking down taboos, eye Everest Kathmandu, March 29 For generations climbing has been firmly the realm of men among the legendary Sherpas of Nepal, tradition dictating women care for the home while their husbands conquer the Himalayan peaks. But that convention is being... Travel 30 Mar, 2019
Sherpa widows to climb Everest to inspire single women KATHMANDU: The widows of two sherpa climbers, who died on Mount Everest, will try to climb the world’s highest mountain to complete the unfinished ascents of their husbands and hopefully inspire other single women, the pair said on... Travel 26 Dec, 2018
