The Sherpa people are an ethnic group in eastern Nepal.

The word may also refer to:

• Sherpa language, spoken by the Sherpa
• Sherpa (association), a French network of jurists dedicated to promoting corporate social responsibility
• Sherpa (emissary), the personal representative of a head of state or government in the G20 or G8
• SHERPA (organisation), a UK based project team with expertise in open access and repositories
• Sherpa Aircraft Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of STOL aircraft (K300, K650T), located in Scappoose, Oregon
• Leyland Sherpa, a light commercial vehicle produced from the 1970s until 2006
• Short SB.4 Sherpa, experimental British aircraft, first flight 1955
• Short C-23 Sherpa, a military variant of the Short 330 cargo aircraft, first flight was in 1982
• Super Sherpa, a 250cc dual-purpose motorcycle produced by Kawasaki
• A series of military trucks produced by Renault Trucks Defense, including the Renault Sherpa 2
• Sherpa lining, made from a polyester and cotton fabric, resembles the rough wool lining of traditional Sherpa outdoor clothing; used in mass produced all-weather clothing at a fraction of the cost of what it resembles
• Yahoo Sherpa, a distributed key value datastore developed by Yahoo
• Sherpa (khane-pani), a pure drinking water supplier in Nepal.

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Apa
Born	1961 age 51 Thame, Nepal
Nationality	Nepalese
Other names	Apa Sherpa Appa Sherpa Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa
Known for	21 ascents of Mount Everest

Apa (born Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa; c. 1961),^[1] nicknamed "Super Sherpa",^[2] is a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer who holds the record for reaching the summit of Mount Everest more times than any other person. He has climbed the mountain twenty-one times as of May 2011^[update]. As part of The Eco Everest Expedition 2011, Apa made his 21st Mount Everest summit in May 2011.^[3]

Early life[link]

Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa was born in the early 1960s in Thame, a village in the Everest region of Nepal, near the Chinese border. Following his father's death when he was 12 years old, Apa had to take up the responsibilities of his family, consisting of his mother, two sisters and three young brothers. He dropped out of school and earned money working as a porter for mountaineering groups. His climbing career began in 1985, and he worked as a kitchen boy and porter for various groups but was not given the opportunity to reach the summit until 1990.^[1]

Personal life[link]

Apa married Yangjin, then also a resident of Thame, in 1988 and has two sons—Tenjing and Pemba—and a daughter Dawa. The family moved to the United States with the help of his friend Jerry Mika for business opportunities and to provide better education for their children. They live in Draper, Utah.^[4][5]

In April 2009, Apa founded the Apa Sherpa Foundation, dedicated to the improvement of education and economic development in Nepal.^[6] When not on expeditions, Apa works for Diamond Mold, a precision machining and injection molding company in Salt Lake City, Utah that has also supported his foundation.^[7][8][9]

Climbing career[link]

Apa first reached the summit of Mount Everest on his fourth attempt, on May 10, 1990, with a New Zealand team led by climber Rob Hall along with Peter Hillary, son of Edmund Hillary.^[10] He then began his career as Sirdar, or chief Sherpa, for many high altitude expeditions. He has reached the summit every year between 1990 and 2011, bar 1996 and 2001; all but three times have been in May, and in 1992 he reached the summit twice.

Apa in his May 2010 Trek says that climbing to Everest has become tough due to the melting of ice and rock surfaces. He sees visible changes on the Everest summit due to global warming. ^[11][12]

Ascents of Mount Everest[link]

Apa has climbed Mount Everest a total of 21 times, which stands as the current record. Aside from these 21 ascents, however, Apa has also participated in unsuccessful attempts.

May 2009 ascent[link]

Apa broke his own record by reaching the summit of Everest for the nineteenth time on May 21, 2009. He was a member of The Eco Everest Expedition, led by Bill Burke, whose purpose was to raise awareness about climate change. The team spent half an hour at the top of the mountain, unfurling a banner that said "Stop Climate Change".^[13] The team brought down five tonnes of mountain trash that includes parts of a crashed helicopter, tin cans and climbing material.^[2] On this expedition, a friend and fellow Sherpa, Lhakpa Nuru, was swept away in an avalanche on May 7, 2009, and died.^[14][15]

May 2011 ascent[link]

Apa again broke his own record by reaching the summit of Everest for the twenty-first time on May 11, 2011.^[3]

Great Himalayan Trail[link]

On April 2012, he successfully lead the first expedition to complete the Great Himalaya Trail, a 1,700-kilometre (1,050-mile) trek spanning the entire length of the Nepalese Himalayas.^[16] The Great Himalaya Trail is considered to be one of the world's most difficult treks.^[16] Sherpa and three companions set off in January on the Climate Smart Celebrity Trek, an expedition promoting tourism and highlighting the effects of climate change.^[16] The adventurers set out from the shadow of the world's third-highest peak, Mount Kanchenjunga, in the east and finished at Nepal's border with Tibet in the west, 20 days ahead of schedule.^[16] Along the way they traversed some of the world's most rugged landscapes, ascending beyond 6,000 metres (19,600 feet).^[16] Dawa Steven Sherpa, a member of the expedition who has climbed Everest twice, said the group found mountain communities that rely on subsistence farming were suffering the effects of climate change.^[16]

References[link]

External links[link]

• ApaSherpa.com (Official Website)
• Apa Sherpa Foundation
• Portrait Painting of Apa Sherpa

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Mingma Sherpa (born 23 September 1980) is a Nepalese pop singer, born in Lukla, Nepal into the Sherpa family. whose career began in 2000. He is known for releasing two albums, Yatharthama and Feel. He gained popularity from 2000-2004 after having released the top songs Bhumarimaa, Cham-Cham, and Namuna Banai Diyeu. The following year he was honored with the "Dhuk Dhuki" in the city of Pokhara and was nominated in the Image award as "Best New Artist."

Background[link]

Mingma Sherpa was born in the village of Lukla, south of Mount Everest in September 23, 1980. Born into the Sherpa family, he is the youngest son for his parents. He has a sister and two older brothers. His brother Dawa Tsering Sherpa is his songwriter. Mingma Sherpa is polite and courteous. He is very dedicated towards his family and his friends, and is very soft-hearted and helpful. Such personality and characteristics have greatly gained him popularity and assisted him in his musical career.

Career[link]

Beginning in 2000, he has started with contributing to the collection album titled "Gundruk Kho Jol" and has later released two solo albums since, entitled Yatharthama and Feel. Music and lyrics are composed by Dawa Tsering Sherpa.

Feel (2005)[link]

1. "Cham Cham"
2. "Namuna Banai Diyeu"
3. "Aansu Jhardina Maa"
4. "Kasari"
5. "Ke Lekhu"
6. "Kanchi" (Fan Fani)"
7. "Thaha Chaina"
8. "Aago Pani" (composed by Nirajan Upreti)
9. "Bhumarimaa"

References[link]

• http://nepalisongsmp3.blogspot.com/2008/02/mingma-sherpa-feel-nepali-mp3-songs.html
• http://www.cybernepal.com.np/music/candid_talk/mingma.php
• http://www.dhakatopi.com/Mingma_Sherpa/

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