NOUN
- a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers
How To Use Sherpa In A Sentence
- A team of rescue Sherpa evacuated the two men down through the towering seracs and debris to Base Camp where they were quickly flown to Kathmandu by helicopter.
- The Sherpa has everything the Vector has (including the timekeeper), but also an anemometer that measures wind speed and wind chill in mph, knots, beaufort, km/h, and m/s.
- But another Sherpa guide had dropped his ice axe, effectively stranding him, so Chhiring tied him to his harness, and down climbed the couloir with his friend hanging off him. Freddie Wilkinson: Heroes in Fine Print
- Sherpa villages cling to the sides of sheer mountain slopes or sit on top of steep escarpments.
- The Mountain, Sherpa's top-of-the-line model, is improved this year with a new, one-piece, step-in binding.
- Three months before she died she became only the second person to climb Everest unaided by either Sherpas or bottled oxygen. Times, Sunday Times
- The Sherpa diet is dominated by starchy foods, supplemented by vegetables, spices, and occasionally meat.
- Another group that has carved out an occupational niche for itself is the Sherpas, who are well known as guides and porters for mountain-climbing expeditions.
- ME: One of the artists, Tsherin Sherpa created a piece in the exhibition entitled "Chaos Theory: Butterfly Effect. Max Eternity: Buddha 2010: Contemporary Tibetan Art in New York
- A favorite beverage of the Sherpas is Chang, a beer made from maize, millet, or other grains.
