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From top to bottom line: Everest closing means financial hit

From top to bottom line: Everest closing means financial hit

By /March 24, 2020 /Local News

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP)-Apa Sherpa knows firsthand all the risks of climbing Mount Everest. He’s been to the summit 21 times. The potential for a COVID-19 outbreak at base camp had him just as fearful as a blizzard or cracking ice. The 60-year-old mountaineer from Nepal who now lives in Salt Lake City […]

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Apa Sherpa - Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa - photo: Mogens Engelund

Famed Sherpa climber helps Nepal kids reach greater heights

By /May 19, 2019 /Local News

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Apa Sherpa has stood on top of the world more times than all but one other person. Now he wants to make sure no one feels compelled to follow in his footsteps. As a boy growing up in Nepal, Sherpa dreamed of becoming a doctor, but […]

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