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by hluska 4065 days ago
Are you talking about Sherpas?? If so, I have two facts to interject:

- Their capital (Namche Bazaar) is the most prosperous part of Nepal.

- Of the estimated £7m left in Nepal during a climbing season, about £2.4m goes to the government. During their strike in 2014, a prevailing feeling amongst the Sherpa was that the government takes but does not give. Their offer of an ~£200 settlement per dead Sherpa was seen as especially insulting.