Sherpas - a unique people who live in remote corners of Nepal.Mysterious mountain dwellers are always in the shadow of Mount Everest.Few people know that this nation has incredible stamina and excellent high-altitude adaptation.They know better than anyone mountainous terrain and is a leader in the number of ascents of Everest.
People from the east
When literal translation "sherpa" means "people from the East."On the history of this wonderful people is little known.They say that their ancestors were originally from Tibet, and themselves have the Sherpas Mongolian roots.We can say that the sherpas - a Tibetan.Mountain people are talking in a language that differs little from the Tibetan.From their ancestors Sherpas took over customs, clothing, food subtleties.Today, the term "sherpa" became a household word.Conqueror of Everest Tenzing Norgay in his autobiography "snow tiger" successfully characterized this nation a few lines: "The boy looks up to see a high mountain.Then he looks at the ground and see the goods.The boy quietly takes it and goes along with the burden of the mountain.Going with the cargo - a usual state Sherpa.Burden - part of his body ... "Perhaps that is why among tourists the concept of" sherpas "for many years been associated with the mountain guide or porter.
Features mountain people
Sherpas - a nation that has no written language.In the days of the week they are guided by the Tibetan calendar.Mountain residents do not use names, but their names may change throughout life.Sherpas, like their ancestors, are followers of Buddhism.However, they do not attach particular importance to rituals and ceremonies, for them the main thing - the belief in the soul.Prayers mountain Nepali people to focus on.People here believe in gods and isolated in a corner room of the house for prayer.Some families in the courts set the staves decorated with special flags.The dead Sherpas burn as Indians.Only the children and the people who died in the mountains, buried.Externally, the mountain people is virtually identical to the Mongols.Look, look like Sherpas.Photos of these wonderful people is presented below.
typical day Sherpas
Nepalese mountain people rise very early - with the first rays of the sun.And immediately start working.Job Sherpa is portering.They deliver salt to Kathmandu and Tibet bring wool.Sherpas are not afraid of steep slopes.They are doing a daily 10-hour journey with a load up the hill and back.In this holiday they only begins at 5 pm, when the sun sets.They stop at inns at small stoves.There you can not only eat, but also to get warm.Sherpas - a surprisingly hardy people.They begin to work as porters in the 12 years.A 14 - rise to a new stage of the career ladder: become guides.This means that their daily burden becomes lighter, and earnings increased from 7 to 15 dollars a day.Guides, unlike porters can talk to foreigners, and in the future - be a member of the climbers.
Family
plant whether family Sherpas?Where are their children?Let's try to figure out these interesting moments.Nepalese mountain people actually plant family, consisting of husband, wife and children.Roles in it a father every day works as a guide, and his mother has been home.As in many countries, is the wife cleans the house, cooks, raise children.In addition, many women still hold a small kiosk that sells chips and drinks.Sherpa House opened for every tourist.You could say it's an inn for visiting guests.It should be noted that the Sherpas are honest.If a tourist asks them to look after their belongings, they will not give up and ensure their full safety.But for this service, they will want to get a small cash award.
Features kitchen
Sherpa country attracts a lot of travelers.Many people want to get to know this amazing mountain people and try their local cuisine.Sherpas picky eating habits.They do not adhere to a particular menu.On their table you can see the meats, dried foods, and even canned goods that leave the tourists here.From traditional dishes prepared Sherpas mo-mo.On the composition of the dish resembles the soup, which added to the dumplings.From drinks Sherpas like beer, which is made from rice and barley, and tea.Tea ceremonies are held several times a day.
Highland genes
If you ask Nepalis, where mainly live sherpas, they did not hesitate to answer: "In the mountains".That's where "people from the East" have placed their homes.Tourists do not cease to repeat that the Sherpa Alpine genes: they are so hardy and patient.Climbing uphill the whole day for the sherpas - a natural phenomenon.He did not see anything surprising.Remarkable endurance have men, women and even children.The concepts of "the weaker sex" among the Sherpas there.Here, women equally with men carry heavy loads and do the hard work.A heavy burden Sherpas quickly picked up and put her on the forehead.They believe that this is the most effective way to carry heavy loads over long distances.
Getting to Sherpa?
In the mountains of Nepal inhabited by Sherpas.Where are they exactly and how to walk?The largest town Sherpas - Namche Bazaar, which is 3880 m above sea level (southern region of Khumbu).The road to the village of mountain people pass through the valley of the river Kosi Dude.The path is narrow, no more than a meter, and she squeezed by steep cliffs.On the way to the Sherpas found hanging bridges that connect the neighboring villages.If the path began to expand, it means you are not far from the village of Namche Bazar.It starts at home cheerful and hardworking sherpas.It should be noted that the way to Namche Bazaar resembles a fascinating campaign.The river valley pleases travelers picturesque landscapes.On the way to the Sherpas, tourists can see the majestic glacial ridge that stretches between the peaks and Kariolung Kangtayga.
Conquest of Everest
known that "men from the east" has repeatedly rose to the top of the famous mountain.Sherpas on Everest for the first time appeared in 1953.That's when the New Zealand explorer Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were able to climb to the highest point of land.In honor of the feat Hillary put on a mountaintop flag and Tenzing laid in the snow chocolates to thank the gods for their support in the difficult path.Another Sherpa, Appa Tenzing, not just climbed Mount Everest.For the first time, he accomplished this feat in 1990.Next Tenzing each year up to the mountain top.The last time he did it in 2011, then became a real champion in mountaineering.Nobody was able to repeat his record - 21 climbing Everest.Another Sherpa surprised the world.Pemba Dorje was able to climb to the highest point of land in 8 hours and 10 minutes.Babu Chiri Sherpa And went up the mountain and spent 21 hours.These records may not replicate the best climbers of the Earth.The Sherpas deserve respect.Paradoxical as it may sound, but failed to conquer Everest simple Tibetan porters and guides.And until now, the Sherpas continue to accompany the tourist expeditions to the mountains.They did not stop working in dangerous conditions conductors, because it is the main source of their income.The only way they can feed themselves and their families.
