E is for Everest: David Sharp & The Sherpa People

Encyclopedia Obscura

Casey and Karen head east for this episode and talk about the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest. Casey breaks down the facts of the mountain and covers a more recent tragedy. Karen takes a long trek into all things Sherpa.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Casey's Sources:
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/mount-everest/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Everest
https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/tallest-mountain-world/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Mount_Everest_avalanches
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khumbu_Icefall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sharp_(mountaineer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-altitude_cerebral_edema
https://allthatsinteresting.com/david-sharp

Karen's Sources:
https://www.indigenousvoice.com/en/indigenous-peoples/16/sherpa.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48464030#:~:text=Descended%20from%20Tibetan%20heritage%2C%20the,those%20working%20as%20mountain%20guides
https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/sherpas-religion-and-printed-word
https://www.adventure-journal.com/2019/07/himalayas-women-sherpas-the-sherpani-have-their-own-stories-to-tell/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sherpa-people
https://www.osha.gov/data/commonstats
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26527888
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzing_Norgay#After_Everest
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1954/06/05/tenzing-of-everest
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/05/28/530204187/the-science-behind-the-super-abilities-of-sherpashttps://musamasala.com/losar-sherpa-nepal-new-year/

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