Sherpas strike and leave Everest in protest
Dozens of Sherpa guides packed up their tents and left Mount Everest’s Base Camp today, after the deaths of 16 of their colleagues in an avalanche exposed an undercurrent of resentment by Sherpas over their pay, treatment and benefits.
With the entire climbing season increasingly thrown into doubt, the Nepalese government quickly announced that top tourism officials would fly to Base Camp tomorrow to negotiate with the Sherpas and encourage them to return to work.
