Why Are Sherpas Important?

In these two articles Nepal “ Sherpa strike following fetal Mt Everest avalanche” By: Will Morrow, and “ Exploiting The Sherpas” By: Bill Mandelbaum; both are talking about the significance of sherpas and why they play such important role in being guides to assist people on their journey on mountains. “ Sherpa are renowned for being extremely strong climbers owing to their their history of living at high altitudes on the valleys around Mount Everest for this reason, many Sherpa are hired as mountain guides by private companies which offer clients the opportunity to climb the mountains” ( Morrow 3). Sherpas are a very huge help to many climbers who want to travel up higher summits of mountains, however recently many sherpas have been getting
Sherpas are carrying the climbers gear on top of their own personal gear, and trying to clear safety paths for them putting their lives in danger in order for these climbers to go up the mountain. “ Sherpas are expected to lead less skilled climbers while continue to carry typical climbing gear, including tents and ropes, they are now also expected to transport unnecessary luxury items including espresso machines, heated carpets, and plastic flowers to display at base camps” ( Mandelbaum 2). The Sherpa safety is not being taken seriously at all and ther life insurance benefits needs to more reliable, secure because the sherpas have the most dangerous job in the world. “ The government increased the value of life insurance payouts that private companies who hire Sherpas …….. Guarantee that Sherpas will be paid regardless of whether the climbing season this year is cancelled. They are also insisting that the government guarantees the medical bill of works who are injured on the mountain” (Morrow 2). Sherpas should be well covered especially if they're going on these dangerous journeys more than once. “ sherpas are forced to make the dangerous journey through Khumbu icefall approximately 30 to 40 times a