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Nepal’s Sherpas drift away from mountaineering

By BiNaj Gurubacharya
Published June 20, 2014 8:50am ET
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Nepal’s Sherpas drift away from mountaineering
**TO GO WITH STORY SLUGGED NEPAL SHERPAS BY BINAJ GURUBACHARYA** In this Thursday, June 19, 2014, photo, a Nepalese woman walks past a big banner of Sherpa in Katmandu, Nepal. The deadliest disaster in Everest history _an avalanche that swept 16 Sherpas to their death in April as they ferried clients' equipment up the mountain, have finally shaken most of them, now, more and more Sherpas have decided that the dangers of their chosen profession outweigh the financial advantages. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) | Niranjan Shrestha

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Cheddar Sherpa has scaled Mount Everest seven times while guiding Western climbers to the top of the world. He has narrowly escaped three avalanches and seen a dozen of his friends perish on the icy Himalayan slopes.

But an avalanche in April that swept 16 Sherpas to their deaths — the deadliest climbing accident on Everest — has shaken him. He’s decided that the dangers of his job outweigh the financial benefits.

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