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Sherpa (also Sharpa, Sherwa, or Xiaerba) is a Tibetic language spoken in Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim, mainly by the Sherpa. The majority speakers of the Sherpa language live in the Khumbu region of Nepal, spanning from the Chinese (Tibetan) border in the east to the Bhotekosi River in the west. [ 3 ]
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Dandu Sherpa [1] Chhurim [ 2 ] is a Nepali mountaineer and the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice in the same season, a feat which was verified by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2013. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She accomplished this feat in 2012, climbing Everest on May 12 and May 19 of that year.
The Sherpa people (Standard Tibetan: ཤར་པ།, romanized: shar pa) are one of the Tibetan ethnic groups native to the Sikkim and West Bengal states of India, the mountainous regions of Nepal and the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China.
The phurba (Tibetan: ཕུར་པ or ཕུར་བ, Wylie: phur pa or phur ba; alternate transliterations: phurpa, phurbu, purbha, or phurpu) [needs IPA] or kīla (Sanskrit Devanagari: कील; IAST: kīla) is a three-sided peg, stake, knife, or nail-like ritual implement deeply rooted in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and Bön traditions.
Sherpa is a curly piled fabric structure made of synthetic yarns like acrylic or polyester. The texture is soft and fluffy, useful in jackets resembling wool or sheepskin on the piled side. Sherpa fleece is a knitted type of fabric usable in line clothing and winter wear.
A bowl of unprepared tsampa, served on the table of a Tibetan restaurant in Chengdu, China. As the flour has already been roasted Tsampa is quite simple to prepare and does not need to be cooked; indeed, it is known as a convenience food and often used by the Tibetans, Sherpas, nomads and other travellers.
A wrap is a culinary dish made with a soft flatbread rolled around a filling. The usual flatbreads are wheat tortillas , lavash , or pita ; the filling may include cold sliced meat, poultry, or fish, shredded lettuce , diced tomato or pico de gallo , guacamole , sauteed mushrooms , bacon , grilled onions , cheese , and a sauce , such as ranch ...