Sherpas : the Himalayas' conqueror /

When Edmund Hillary made history in 1953 by conquering the peak of Mount Everest with the help of his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, it changed forever the life of the Sherpas. What was once an insular community has become a mecca for adventure seekers from the outside world. The Sherpas live in the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Panorama Documentary (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2001.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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