BOOK REVIEW

SHERPA: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest 

The authors’ phenomenal storytelling acumen shows dark and bright stories, which help readers understand that Sherpas have different mountains to climb daily. Not many books have been written covering the human aspect of the lives of Sherpas, and this book brings such stories to the forefront. There is no doubt that climbing is in Sherpas’ blood, be it daily struggles, climbing peaks, or dragging bodies and litter down from the high-range mountains. The book has the potential to reach a larger global audience not just because it’s related to Nepal’s much-talked subject but has brilliantly portrayed a moving human side of people performing the world’s deadliest job. 

Authors: Pradeep Bashyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari 

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group Ltd./ Hachette, UK