Example Sentences

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"We reached it on 10 April. The crevasse below is melting," he said, adding that Sherpas after him said it had melted further and was close to collapsing.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Appeared in the January 26, 2026, print edition as 'Ro and Our New Health Sherpas'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Foreign climbers often get most of the attention for completing the climbs while Sherpas do much of the hard work in the same dangerous conditions.

From NewsForKids.net • Oct. 24, 2024

In all, 23 climbers, guides and Sherpas on the Alpenglow team reached the summit on Tuesday and Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2024

This would give the Sherpas time to install fixed lines on the most exposed sections of the upper mountain before the clients arrived.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer