Etymologie, Etimología, Étymologie, Etimologia, Etymology, (griech.) etymología, (lat.) etymologia, (esper.) etimologio
NP Nepal, Nepal, Népal, Nepal, Nepal, Nepal Adhirajya, (esper.) Nepalo
Ethnologie, Etnología, Ethnologie, Etnologia, Ethnology, (esper.) etnologio

Ethnische Gruppe von NP
Ethnische Gruppe von Nepal

• Bihan - 19,0 %
• Nepalesen - 59,0 %
• Niwar - 3,0 %
• Sonstige - 11,0 %
• Tawang - 4,0 %
• Thalu - 4,0 %

Sherpa (W3)

"Sherpa" means "person of the east". The first Sherpas are believed to have walked from eastern Tibet in the 16th century, crossing the Nangpa La pass to reach the southern slopes of Everest.

They settled in Khumbu and Phark, in the valleys and precipitous canyons of zhe Bhoti Kosi river and the "Dudh Kosi" = "milk river", an apt name for a torrent that churns and foams like a vanilla milk shake in the monsoon months of summer.

• High Adventure ("Ich stand auf dem Everest. Meine Erstbesteigung mit Sherpa Tensing") - Expeditionsbericht (1955)
• The Crossing of Antarctica ("Der Wettlauf zum Südpol") - Expeditionsbericht (1958)
• High in the Thin Cold Air ("Schneemenschen und Gipfelstürmer") - Reiseberichte (1963)
• Nothing Venture, Nothing Win ("Wer wagt, gewinnt") - Autobiographie (1975)
• From the Ocean to the Sky: Jet-boating up the Ganges - Expeditionsbericht (1979)
• Die Abenteuer meines Lebens - Der Himalaja und andere Herausforderungen - Autobiographie (2001)

subst. masc.SHERPA

SHERPA, subst. masc.

Étymol. et Hist. 1933 porteur "Sherpa" (La Montagne, n o248, avr., p. 151 ds Quem. DDL t. 27); 1937, subst. "sherpa" (ibid., n o285, janv., p. 7, ibid.). Du nom des "Sherpas", peuple montagnard du Népal, fournissant d'excellents guides et porteurs aux expéditions d'alpinistes dans l'Himalaya. Le sens de "porteur en haute montagne" s'est répandu à la suite des grandes expéditions himalayennes (en 1950 Maurice Herzog atteignit le sommet de l'Annapûrnâ; en 1953, le britannique Edmund Hillary et le sherpa Tensing triomphèrent de l'Everest). Sherpa porter est att. en angl. en 1924 (NED Suppl.2).

November 05, 2010

The "Sherpa Phenomenon": Human Evolution at Work

The Sherpas of Nepal

• Everest: Beyond the Limit (02:01)
• Everest: Everest vs. Ed (02:01)
• Everest: Khumbu Icefall Raw (05:28)

Sherpa

1847, from Tibetan, literally "dweller in an eastern country."

How Sherpas Work
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Sherpa literally means "people of the East" because they came from eastern Tibet. In the northeastern corner of Nepal, they settled in the Solu-Khumbu region at the southern base of Mount Everest, near the Dodh Koshi River fed by Himalayan glaciers. Here, they established multiple villages, home to around 25,000 people.
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Sherpas named Sherpa

Not only is Sherpa the name of an ethnic group and a generic term for a mountain guide, it is also a common last name in the Sherpa group. Many people in the Solu-Khumbu region carry Sherpa as their last name, although it sometimes isn't formally used. For example, Tenzing Norgay is actually Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, but the Sherpa is usually left off.
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Sherpa History

Sherpas migrated from the Tibetan province of Kham to the uninhabited Solu-Khumbu region in the northeast corner of Nepal around in the 16th century because of warfare. At that time, there was much more forest and wood for fuel than exists today. That, along with the ability to grow wheat and buckwheat, provided the foundation for the first Sherpa inhabitants.
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The Himalayas: Home of the Yeti

According to popular mythology, the Himalayas, particularly Mount Everest, is the home of the yeti, also known as the abominable snowman. Locals and tourists alike have reported sightings of the tall, hairy creature, although its existence has never been confirmed. Even Edmund Hillary witnessed abnormally large footprints on his way to Everest's summit and returned in 1960 to unsuccessfully search for the cold-weather creature. Some suspect that the footprints were made by other large animals and expanded in melting snow. But whatever the case, the mystery of the yeti is far from thawed out.
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Naked Sherpa Sets World Record

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Sherpa

• "Sir Edmund Percival Hillary" New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)
• "Tenzing Norgay" Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986)
• "Sherpa" a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers

Sous-Sherpa

The G8 summit in Gleneagles in July 2005 resulted in this term of the diplomatic trade popping briefly into wider public view. A splendid amalgam of French and Tibetan, it literally means “under Sherpa”, in reference to the mountain guides and porters of the Himalayas.
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