People everyday everywhere have a struggle they face. Others face scuffle in their job alone. For instance, Sherpas have to wait for a climber to hire them sometimes which can take more than several days. Sherpas are members of the Himalayas and are accustomed to higher altitudes than us. Their job consists of helping climbers reach the summit and guiding them. They also help bring their clients oxygen and try to keep them safe. With this said, Sherpas confront various issues such as, safety concerns, life insurance benefits, and concerns for the dead. There are myriads of issues encountered by Sherpas that the government of Nepalese has not taken into much consideration. For instance, they describe, “ In order to maintain an industry that generates millions …show more content…
The government has shown how they care more about money than their own people. Another problem that they face with their government is an issue of life insurance benefits. For example, Mandelbaum mentions, “Sherpas, in conjunction with the Nepalese Mountain Guide Association, issued a 13-point petition to the Nepal Ministry of Tourism. Demands include a $20,000 death benefit, disability benefits for Sherpas injured while working, and the establishment of a memorial fund.” (2). Due to the incident they have been demanding more from the government for a better life insurance to help avoid them leaving their families with economic crisis. Furthermore, the Sherpas
Rigoberta Menchu, a Quiche Indian woman native to Guatemala, is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for politically reaching out to her country and her people. In her personal testimony tittled “I, Rigoberta Menchu” we can see how she blossomed into the Nobel Prize winner she is today. Following a great deal in her father’s footsteps, Rigoberta’s mobilization work, both within and outside of Guatemala, led to negotiations between the guerillas and the government and reduced the army power within Guatemala. Her work has helped bring light to the strength of individuals and citizen organization in advocacy and policy dialogue on the world scale. In a brief summary of the book I will explore why Rigoberta Menchu is important to Guatemalan development, what she did, and how she helped her people overcome the obstacles thrown their way.
My last trip to the summit was a journey filled with danger and hardships. The group of people that I was to lead up Everest included Doug Hansen, Sandy Pittman, Jon Krakauer, and Beck Weathers. Doug Hansen had attempted the summit on a guided expedition by me a year earlier, but we had to turn back. All and all the beginning of this trip was similar to many of my other commercial expeditions. We started at Kathmandu and worked our way to Phakding, where I picked up my crew of Sherpas. The Sherpas are very important to our expedition, so I told the team to appreciate their hard work. We then continued to climb until we stopped at Lobuje. This overcrowded village was disgusting and caused many of my clients to become ill....
Though many unpleasant events arose on Connor’s journey, perhaps one of the most significant was working at the Little Princes orphanage. The orphanage was technologically advanced in comparison to the majority Nepali housing, however it still lacked resources and space. The orphanage was deficit in essential items like food, water and clothing. On the night of Connor’s arrival, he learns that “Dal Bhat is eaten by about 90 percent of the Nepalese people, twice a day” (Grennan 11). It soon became evident that the vast majority of Katmandu’s residents were unable to afford more than two meals daily. Additionally, the extreme level of poverty in Nepal only allowed for civilians to eat an incredibly primitive meal, Dal Bhat, which consisted of rice and lentils. This meal provided inadequate nutritional value and lacked the variety of ingredients essential to maintaining good health. Due to deficit resources, the orphanage is undoubte...
Climbing Mt. Everest is an accomplishment that only a limited number of people can say they have accomplished. Despite statistics that illustrate most fail or die trying, numerous people are drawn to the mountain each year and truly believe they can be among that elite group. In the spring of 1996, Jon Krakauer, a journalist for the adventure magazine Outside and a passionate climber himself, was offered the opportunity to climb Mt. Everest. The original offer was to join an Adventure Consultants team led by Rob Hall, a respected and well known guide, climb to base camp and then write a story on the commercialism that had penetrated this incredibly risky but addicting sport. Without much hesitation Krakauer accepted the offer but not to just go to base camp; he wanted the top. The expedition started out as predicted but an unexpected storm the day of the summit push turned this expedition into the most devastating expedition of all time. Krakauer was changed for life; an article on the commercialism surrounding the mountain would no longer suffice. Into Th...
The similarities between Australian lifestyle and culture in comparison to Nepal is minor as Australia is a Western country where as Nepal is located in Asia. The similarities that both these countries share is that they are multicultural. There are more differences presented than similarities which will be analysed and explained.
US-Nepal Help Network is a community of five thousand Nepalese living their lives in the United States, which have been working together to create a community for themselves combining the people from their country and preserving their culture. And at the same time serving to the mankind by helping those who are helpless and seeking for support in their country. Overall, it was a great experience for me as I came across some of the beautiful people around me with even more pretty hearts filled with affection and hope for the better world.
Sherpas put their life in danger immensely when they guide people through Mount Everest, they have to make sure they’re well equipped and with enough oxygen. Even so, they’re not well secured in the terrible conditions that they have to face while at work, on top of that the government doesn’t seem to care about them giving very poor insurance. Eventually Sherpas had enough, and with a devastating avalanche that killed a good amount of them; this was the last straw for sherpas and they called for a strike. Without enough government support, the amount of Sherpas available for guides on Everest is decreasing until they are taken care of, this is critical for climbers because the mountain isn’t easy to climb and many have died trying.
Sherpas can be the life or death of any new comer to climbing Everest or any summit of its standard. Sherpas are native people of Nepal which is also home of Mount Everest and these natives have lived in the conditions of high altitudes their whole life and are truly most adapted to the low amounts of oxygen and can climb a great amount of Mount Everest without any help of an oxygen tank. Sherpas can come along an expedition that is also guided by professional climbers that are paid for at the front door essentially. However, as of recently a fatal avalanche has claimed the lives of over 16 Sherpa men and three more men are missing but are presumed dead. Sherpas do not get the recognition they deserve, after all they do have THE most dangerous job in the world where “Nepal: Sherpa Strike Following Fatal Mt Everest Avalanche” writes, “with a shocking annual fatality rate of 4,035 per 100,000 full time equivalent workers over the last decade (Morrow 3).
Chan comes from. She continues her report to the United Nations (UN) about the history of the region’s economy, natural resources, and civil unrest. This lays the groundwork for how the Country and its regions fell into such deep despair. The plundering of natural resources has increased since hostilities of a civil war ended in February 1994 (Chan, 2). The negative externalities of over harvesting natural resources have been ignored for corporate and government greed. Chemical agents and hazardous runoff from mining operations has ravage unchecked by authorities. Many laws are pathetically out of date or are never enforced. The influx of foreign employees has overwhelmed the infrastructure. Illicit drugs, prostitution, gambling, and land confiscations abound without law enforcement’s ability or concern to stop them. The desperation of the local residents to flee this situation has opened the black market to human trafficking and sexual exploitation. A very demeaning to a proud ethnic group with a long history in
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In Nepal, I experienced both the progressive style of family living and the older medieval style where custom and tradition count first no matter what. More than 90% of the people in Nepal who were born between 1978 and 1998 (the Generation Y youth) still live in old medieval-style families where cultural rules govern everyday life. The people of Nepal are socially segmented along lines of caste, sub-caste and ethnicity, and values and traditions also differ from one caste to another.
A major problem with the amateurs on Everest is the inherent need for a guide to the summit. In a high altitude alpine setting one person’s skills or experience should not be used as coverage for a lack in another’s. Being literally led by hand along a lofty snow-ridge, towards the summit, and then back down again, is no way to climb, descend or spend any amount of time on a mountain. Guiding, although a monetarily lucrative business, and possibly fine at lower altitudes, is not responsible in a high altitude mountaineering setting.
at least try to get a job. If there are more people like this, the country
... them; for every success story, another daunting obstacle faces the government and people of Nepal. Even as new roads are being built, countless other projects are halted by corruption or mismanagement. Hopeful entrepreneurs like Birendra Bahadur Basnet still face corruption and bureaucracy as they build a better future for Nepal. Educated Nepalis continue to leave the country, even as hard-working mothers like Laxmi save money for their children to attend college. Nepal’s wealthier neighbors, India and China, present a paradox of opportunity and exploitation; hope and poverty will continue to exist side-by-side in Nepal. Ultimately, however, Nepal is home to resourceful and resilient people like Laxmi and Basnet; we can only continue to hope that their strong work ethic and spirit of creativity will guide them and their fellow Nepalis to a more successful future.