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  • An elderly Sherpa woman turns a huge prayer wheel at a small temple in Namche Bazaar, the leading town for the  Sherpa culture in Nepal.
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  • A young lowland Hindu woman and fellow merchants wait for buyers after carrying baskets full of goods to the weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Hindu men from Nepal's lower hills rest after selling basketfuls of goods they have carried up to the weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the Himalaya's leading Sherpa town.
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  • Goats wait to be purchased at the weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town of Nepal's Himalaya. Most people pictured have carried big loads for several days up from the lowlands (probably also the source of the goats.)
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  • A cow tries to graze at the weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town of Nepal's Himalaya. Most people pictured have carried big loads for several days up from the lowlands (probably also the source of the cow.)
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  • Lowland Nepalis relax as they wait for Sherpa customers to buy goods they have carried for several days to the Saturday market at Namche Bazaar in Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Sherpas women (Sherpanis) shop for supplies from lowland people who have carried big loads for several days to the weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • A young lowland Hindu boy rests after carrying a basketful of goods to the weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Local Sherpas bargain with lowland people who have carried big loads for several days to the weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town of Nepal's Himalaya. Although most Sherpas are Tibetan Buddhists and most lowlander are Hindu, this is not a source of conflict.
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  • A young lowland Hindu woman rests after carrying a basketful of goods to the weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town of Nepal's Himalaya.  Behind her is a huge mani stone carved with Tibetan Buddhist prayers.
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  • Sherpa women and a child work in their field in Namche Bazaar.
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  • Kancha Sherpa and his wife Ang Lakpa pose with their sons outside their house in Namche Bazaar, a leading town for the Sherpa people.
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  • Sherpa girls watch intently as village life goes on in Namche Bazaar, the leading town of Nepal's Khumbu region.
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  • A Sherpa woman herds yaks carrying trekking equipment above Namche Bazaar, the leading commmercial center of Nepal's Khumbu region.  Behind is Mount Thamserku.  (This photo was taken in 1979, before the explosion of trekking and mountaineering activity in the region.)
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  • Sherpa women (Sherpanis) carry big loads for trekkers en route to Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Sherparelax by the kitchenhearth in Namche Bazaar, a leading town of Nepal's Sherpa people. (Picture taken in September, 1980.)
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  • A Sherpa women works in her field in Namche Bazaar.
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  • Traditional Sherpa houses crowd a hillside in Namche Bazar, leading town of the Sherpas in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya. Photo from 1979. These house have all been replaced by more modern ones.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA.  Trekkers en route to  Mount Everest Base Camp climb "Namche Hill" out of Dudh Kosi canyon to Namche Bazaar, main Sherpa town.
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  • Village farmers who have trekked days from lowland Nepal relax  after carrying baskets of their wares to sell at  the Saturday bazar in mountainous Namche Bazaar, leading town of the Sherpa people.
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  • Lhakpa Doma Sherpani, her sister and daughter relax by the heath in their home in Namche Bazar, leading town of the Sherpas.
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  • Sherpas women (Sherpanis) shop for supplies from lowland people who have carried big loads for several days to the weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Proprietors Dawa and Namdu Sherpani prepare a meal in the kitchen of Khumbu Lodge in Namche Bazaar, the leading town of Nepal's Sherpa people.
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  • As a young woman in 1986, Nawang Doka Sherpani helps her family manage a store in Namche Bazar, Nepal during a break from university studies in Kathmandu.  She later trained in Canada to become a dentist and still practices in the Khumbu region.
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  • A Sherpa yak driver loads his animal in Namche Bazar, leading town of the Khumbu region of Nepal.
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  • A tired porter stretches after carrying a big load to the weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town of Nepal's Himalaya. Mount Thamserku towers in the background.
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  • Crowds of farmers who have trekked days from lowland Nepal sell their wares at the Saturday bazar in mountainous Namche Bazaar, leading town of the Sherpa people.
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  • Lakpa Doma Sherpa presents ceremonial kata prayer scarves to 3-year old Ben Wiltsie & mother Meredith at her home in Namche Bazaar,leading town of the Khumbu region of Nepal.
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  • Village farmers who have trekked days from lowland Nepal relax  after carrying baskets of their wares to sell at  the Saturday bazar in mountainous Namche Bazaar, leading town of the Sherpa people.
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  • Sherpas women (Sherpanis) shop for apples from lowland people who have carried big loads for several days to the weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Traders and Village farmers who have trekked days from lowland Nepal sell their  wares  at  the Saturday bazar in mountainous Namche Bazaar, leading town of the Sherpa people. Thamserku Peak rises behind.
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  • Crowds of farmers who have trekked days from lowland Nepal sell their wares at the Saturday bazar in mountainous Namche Bazaar, leading town of the Sherpa people.
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  • A young Tibetan Buddhist monk sits in a doorway in Namche Bazar in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Dawa Sherpani  comforts her daughter in their kitchen in Namche Bazar, leading town of the Khumbu region, Nepal.
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  • Three generations of the family of the late Sherpa Pasang Kami poses in the kitchen of their lodge in Namche Bazar.  Famed Sherpani Namdu is 2nd from left.
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  • Traditional houses rise behind a Tibetan Buddhist stupa and prayer flags in Namche Bazar, leading town of the Sherpas in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya. Photo from 1979. These house have all been replaced by more modern ones.
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  • Lakpa Doma Sherpani and her daughter play with 3-year old Ben Wiltsie by the hearth in their hom in Namche Bazaar, leading town of the Sherpas in Nepal.
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  • Village farmers who have trekked days from lowland Nepal relax after carrying baskets of their wares to sell at  the Saturday bazar in mountainous Namche Bazaar, leading town of the Sherpa people.
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  • Village farmers who have trekked days from lowland Nepal relax  after carrying baskets of their wares to sell at  the Saturday bazar in mountainous Namche Bazaar, leading town of the Sherpa people.
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  • Village farmers who have trekked days from lowland Nepal admire the view after carrying baskets of their wares to sell at  the Saturday bazar in mountainous Namche Bazaar, leading town of the Sherpa people. Kwangde Peak rises behind.
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  • Village farmers who have trekked days from lowland Nepal admire the view after carrying baskets of their wares to sell at  the Saturday bazar in mountainous Namche Bazaar, leading town of the Sherpa people.
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  • Village farmers who have trekked days from lowland Nepal relax after carrying baskets of their  wares to sell at  the Saturday bazar in mountainous Namche Bazaar, leading town of the Sherpa people.
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  • Sherpa elder Kunchok Chombi, a veteran of Hillary's l 1952  Everest expedition, sits by a window in a house in Namche Bazaar, the biggest town in Nepal's Khumbu region.
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  • Meredith Wiltsie & 3-year old son Ben stay at a lodge in Namche Bazar while trekking in the Khumbu Region of Nepal.
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  • Mount Kwangde overlooks Namche Bazar, the leading town of the Sherpas and Khumbu Region of Nepal.  This was shot in 1986 as tourism was just beginning to moderneize and reshape the architecture.
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  • Mount Thamserku overlooks Namche Bazar, the leading town of the Sherpas and Khumbu Region of Nepal. This was shot in 1986 as tourism was just beginning to moderneize and reshape the architecture.
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  • Village farmers who have trekked days from lowland Nepal admire the view after carrying baskets of their wares to sell at  the Saturday bazar in mountainous Namche Bazaar, leading town of the Sherpa people. Kwangde Peak rises behind.
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  • Village farmers who have trekked days from lowland Nepal admire the view after carrying baskets of their wares to sell at  the Saturday bazar in mountainous Namche Bazaar, leading town of the Sherpa people. Kwangde Peak rises behind.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, leading Sherpa town, where locals trade with lowland people. (1986 Photo).
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  • Sherpa Tsering Ongchu and his mother pose inside their family's kitchen in Namche Bazaar, a leading town of Nepal's Sherpa people. (Picture taken in September, 1980.)
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, leading Sherpa town, where locals trade with lowland people. (1986 Photo).
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. A Sherpa from Namche Bazaar inspects yak meat for sale at Saturday market, Khumbu Region.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Meredith & Benjamin Wiltsie admire view above Namche Bazar. Mount Thamserku bkg. (MR)
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Sherpa houses in Namche Bazaar, leading town of Khumbu region. 6,623m (21,729') Thamserku bkg.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, David Breashears scrambles on slick rocks in canyon under Namche Barwa, Himalays.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA Trekking youngster visits Sherpa innkeeper & children, Namche Bazar.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Leading Sherpa town Namche Bazaar, houses & lodges (fgnd.).
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. 6011 meter Kwangde Ri & houses in Namche Bazaar, leading town of Sherpas, Khumbu Region. Much growth has occured since this photo was taken in 1986.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, David Breashears fords rain- swollen side stream from Namche Barwa Glac., Himalaya
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA.  Pasang, a Sherpa girl in her parents' trekking store at Khumbu Lodge in Namche Bazaar, Khumbu Region.  She became 1st Sherpa dentist (picture from 1986).
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  • Namdu Sherpani laughs with her children in their kitchen in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town in Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. 3-year old Ben Wiltsie turns giant Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheel in Namche Bazaar, Khumbu region (Sherpa homeland).
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Trekkers between Namche Bazaar & Thame in Khumbu region. Mounts Kangtega, Thamserku & Kusum Kanguru bkg.
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  • Sherpa elder Kunchok Chombi relaxes by a window in a house in Namche Bazaar, Khumbu region, Nepal.
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  • Sherpa elder Kunchok Chombi drinks yak butter tea by a window in a house in Namche Bazaar, the biggest town in Nepal's Khumbu region.
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  • Ang Lakpa Sherpani talks with her children in their kitchen in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town in Nepal's Himalaya.  (Her husband, Kancha Sherpa, was a famous trekking guide at the time [1980].)
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  • Sherpa elder Kunchok Chombi drinks yak butter tea by a window in a house in Namche Bazaar, the biggest town in Nepal's Khumbu region.
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  • Sherpa elder Kunchok Chombi relaxes by a window in a house in Namche Bazaar, Khumbu region, Nepal.
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  • Lhakpa Doma Sherpani prepares a meal in the kitchen of her house in Namche Bazaar, the leading town of Nepal's Khumbu region.
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  • Dawa Sherpani prepares a meal in the kitchen of Khumbu Lodge in Namche Bazaar, the leading town of Nepal's Sherpa people.
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  • Sherpa elder Kunchok Chombi relaxes by a window in a house in Namche Bazaar, Khumbu region, Nepal.
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  • A Sherpa woman (Sherpani) carries home big clay pots she has bought at the Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town in Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Namdu Sherpani laughs with her children in their kitchen in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town in Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • A Sherpa mother dresses her son in her kitchen in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa city of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Sherpa elder Kunchok Chombi drinks yak butter tea by a window in a house in Namche Bazaar, the biggest town in Nepal's Khumbu region.
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  • A young Sherpa woman (Sherpani) prepares meals for trekkers in her family's lodge in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town in Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Sherpa women [Sherpanis] share yak butter tea by the wood stove in a house in Namche Bazaar, the leading town of Nepal's Khumbu region
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  • The Dudh Kosi River valley in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Meredith Wiltsie and her 3-year old son Ben relax in the kitchen of old Sherpa friends while trekking in the Khumbu Region of Nepal.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA.  Sherpa porter & yak driver with dzos (yak/cattle crossbreeds) carrying trekking gear up trail to Mount Everest Base Camp.
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  • Meredith Wiltsie and her 3-year old son Ben relax in the kitchen of old Sherpa friends while trekking in the Khumbu Region of Nepal.
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  • Meredith Wiltsie and her 3-year old son Ben relax in the kitchen of old Sherpa friends while trekking in the Khumbu Region of Nepal.
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  • A hiker passes massive trees in remote Tsangpo Gorge, one of earth's deepest canyons.
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  • In a traditional ritual, a Tibetan offers a trekker barley beer (chang.)
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  • Tibetan Buddhist religious icons, including prayer flags, a mani [prayer] wall and a sacred chorten frame Mounts Ama Dablam (R), Lhotse & Everest (far left, only very top showing.)
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  • Lowland Nepalis relax as they wait for Sherpa customers to buy goods they have carried for several days to the Saturday market at Namche Bazaar in Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • A carpenter works on a wood door in Namche Bazar, Nepal.
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  • Kancha Sheroa (Namche) in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. David Breashears in jungle below Mt.Namche Barwa in one of earth's deepest canyons.
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  • Lowland Nepali villagers relax with sheep they are trying to sell at the Saturday market in Namche Bazar, leading town of the Sherpas in Nepal.
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  • An expedition organizes equipment at Khumbu Lodge in  Namche Bazari n the Khumbu region of Nepal, 1980
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. David Breashears in jungle below Mt.Namche Barwa in one of earth's deepest canyons.
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  • An expedition organizes equipment in Namche Bazarin the Khumbu region of Nepal, 1980
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  • The weekly market in Namche Bazaar in the Khumbu region of Nepal 1986.
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  • Lowland farmers relax after selling their wares at the weekly market in Namche Bazar in the Khumbu region of Nepal 1986.
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  • Kunchok Chombi Sherpa - a veteran of the first successful Everest expedition in 1952 - relaxes in a house in Namche Bazar in the Khumbu region of Nepal 1986.
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  • A Sherpani woman looks out of her house in Namche Bazar in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • A Sherpa woman (Sherpani) weaves cloth for aprons on a homemade loom at her house in Namche Bazaar, in Nepal's Khumbu region.
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  • Sherpa mountaineers Ang Lakpa and Pasang (Namche) watch a demonstration at a climbing school operated by Mountain Travel Nepal in September, 1980.
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