Mount Everest: Real Heroes Or Heroes?

Mount Everest is a perilous mountain that has taken the lives of many of the greatest climbers in history. These climbers are ambitious and risk-takers, although they can be somewhat doubtful about their risky journey up the highest summit on Earth. Only a minimum number of expeditioners that have climbed Mount Everest were able to survive the hazardous expedition up the summit. However, they would not have been able to make it without the aid of the most well-experienced mountaineers, who have climbed the mountain multiple times in their life. These people are known as Sherpas, who are Himalayan climbers that can withstand the highest altitudes of a mountain because of their genetic makeup. The Sherpas, who assist and guide many expeditioners
The Sherpas are the real heroes because they have risked their own lives every time they have tackled the world’s highest mountain. In fact, they are the ones who do most of the heavy duties for the individuals. Many have died by doing this job, such as when an expeditioner named George Mallory climbed Mount Everest in 1922, and “was caught in an avalanche” which caused the death of “seven of his Sherpas” (awesomestories.com). Being a Sherpa is a very severe job, even though they have been working in the mountain professionally for more than a hundred years. As said, many have died trying to guide the expeditioners up the mountain and the reason why they risk their own lives is because they need the money to sustain their families and move them out of poverty. Without the Sherpas, the adventurers would not have been able to make it up the summit. Some might say that the expeditioners are the real heroes because most have never climbed Mount Everest or have do not have the advantage of withstanding high altitudes as the Sherpas, nonetheless, they should consider that many Sherpas get
Unfortunately, the Sherpas do not earn enough money to provide support for their families. In fact, “from a season of leading [journeys], a Sherpa earns about an [average] of $4000-$5000 US” (my.wheretherebeddragons). They find possible ways to use every cent they have to sustain their families the whole year. Although, the emotional fee this has on the entire family is very immense. Many of the Sherpas’ relatives do not like it when they go up the mountain because they know that there is a slight chance that they would not be making it back home. Without the Sherpas, no one would be able to support their spouses and children, unless the family is given money to be able to survive without the alpha male. Besides that, many Sherpas earn minimum wage to fix ropes, stock camps, and shuttle clients’ gear, food, tents, and oxygen up and down the mountain. A Sherpa, named Chhewang, earned $6000 per climbing season and use his salary “supporting not only his own life and his family” but “the families of many of his eight brothers and sisters” (outsideonline.com). Clearly, this Sherpa has possible ways to be able to support his relatives and many other members of his community. Earning a small amount of money probably seems unfair, but that is what makes