Comments on: The Everest Women of Nepal http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/11/the-everest-women-of-nepal/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:53:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tracy http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/11/the-everest-women-of-nepal/comment-page-1/#comment-115653 Tracy Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:57:55 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2788#comment-115653 From what I can tell, I think David Breashears has worked closely with and paid tribute/homage to many of the Sherpa staff and partners in his film making. From what I can tell, I think David Breashears has worked closely with and paid tribute/homage to many of the Sherpa staff and partners in his film making.

]]> By: Jim http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/11/the-everest-women-of-nepal/comment-page-1/#comment-115650 Jim Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:23:16 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2788#comment-115650 Fair enough. Bear is quite the self-promoter. His show is quite hokey, of course. He actually did climb Everest at a relatively young age. Point taken... Fair enough.

Bear is quite the self-promoter. His show is quite hokey, of course. He actually did climb Everest at a relatively young age.

Point taken…

]]> By: Moye http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/11/the-everest-women-of-nepal/comment-page-1/#comment-115628 Moye Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:00:43 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2788#comment-115628 As someone who doesn't follow mountain climbing very closely, I'll say that I've read more about Hillary than Norgay so I personally think his accomplishment is known more than the other. But I could be totally wrong. I only mentioned Bear Grylls because of his fake survival guide show where he lists climbing Mount Everest as one of his accomplishments. And I was impressed with the diversity of the group, which consisted of a journalist, former model and a washerwoman so I think their message of showing that hard work for any woman, regardless of her background and occupation, can lead to success is uplifting. As someone who doesn’t follow mountain climbing very closely, I’ll say that I’ve read more about Hillary than Norgay so I personally think his accomplishment is known more than the other. But I could be totally wrong.

I only mentioned Bear Grylls because of his fake survival guide show where he lists climbing Mount Everest as one of his accomplishments.

And I was impressed with the diversity of the group, which consisted of a journalist, former model and a washerwoman so I think their message of showing that hard work for any woman, regardless of her background and occupation, can lead to success is uplifting.

]]> By: Jim http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/11/the-everest-women-of-nepal/comment-page-1/#comment-115624 Jim Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:54:03 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2788#comment-115624 Edmund Hillary guided Tenzing Norgay as much as the other way around, as neither had been up there before. Both of them relied on two white boys who trailblazed and cached oxygen earlier on. Isn't Tenzing Norgay as famous as Hillary these days? In Norgay's home territory, he's more famous, right? The whole point of sending a journalist like Krakauer to Everest was to be guided. He could make it on his own, weather permitting, but what would be the point in that. An Asian female froze to death on that trip due to her guides' incompetence, intra-Sherpa conflict and her relatively small body mass when she and others huddled outside at a relatively low altitude. Is Bear Grylls on the record as opposing female mountain climbing or something? Those women were all guided by a team of male sherpa. The expedition was designed to promote Tibetan tourism. Aside from that... Edmund Hillary guided Tenzing Norgay as much as the other way around, as neither had been up there before. Both of them relied on two white boys who trailblazed and cached oxygen earlier on. Isn’t Tenzing Norgay as famous as Hillary these days? In Norgay’s home territory, he’s more famous, right?

The whole point of sending a journalist like Krakauer to Everest was to be guided. He could make it on his own, weather permitting, but what would be the point in that. An Asian female froze to death on that trip due to her guides’ incompetence, intra-Sherpa conflict and her relatively small body mass when she and others huddled outside at a relatively low altitude.

Is Bear Grylls on the record as opposing female mountain climbing or something?

Those women were all guided by a team of male sherpa. The expedition was designed to promote Tibetan tourism.

Aside from that…

]]> By: Ernie http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/11/the-everest-women-of-nepal/comment-page-1/#comment-115612 Ernie Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:00:29 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2788#comment-115612 @Jason: Haha. Nowadays it's like Sherpas are like the tour guides of Everest. It's as if they walk up every second Tuesday of the month, weather permitting. @Jason: Haha. Nowadays it’s like Sherpas are like the tour guides of Everest. It’s as if they walk up every second Tuesday of the month, weather permitting.

]]> By: Jason http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/11/the-everest-women-of-nepal/comment-page-1/#comment-115611 Jason Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:56:28 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2788#comment-115611 It was pretty big news when 3 Filipinas climbed Everest in 2007. Why don't sherpas get recognition? Funny, I think Tenzing Norgay is as famous as Edmund Hillary. It was pretty big news when 3 Filipinas climbed Everest in 2007.

Why don’t sherpas get recognition? Funny, I think Tenzing Norgay is as famous as Edmund Hillary.

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