Phortse Sherpa

This article strikes a cord from within, for various reasons. I was living with Pemba's family in 2012 at the Namaste lodge in Phortse. While running the clinic in Phortse, Kumaran was climbing Mt Everest and so was Pemba.

Both his parents and I were anxiously waiting for the return of our loved ones.

The feeling is familiar.... the fear, the anxiety, the uncertainty...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/150410-Everest-climbing-sherpas-mountaineering-Nepal-Himalayas-guides/?rptregcta=reg_free_np&rptregcampaign=2015012_invitation_ro_all#

Furthermore, this articles describes much of what I was trying to write on my blog about the life of the sherpa people.