The Everest region- spectacular scenic region
The Khumbu region, where Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world lies, is where Sherpas have lived for centuries attending cattle, growing vegetables and becoming involved in trade with Tibet and low lands of Nepal. The region is over 2500 meters high and is surrounded by Himalayas that are over 7 thousand meters high. The nearest motorable road is 7 days away. Today, with the growth in tourism, the Sherpas have seen their lives transformed. Many now have steady stream of good income from working as porters, guides, climbers and many also have lodges, hotels and tea houses. But for other Sherpas who aren’t involved in tourism industry or whose houses aren’t in the tourist trail, and for other ethnic groups who have migrated to Khumbu region, their lives are a hard toil with very little hope for a better future. Even their children, their only hope for a better future, attend schools that aren’t well funded and many have no motivation to continue with their studies.
