@article{1355057,
      note = {Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 14,  2013).},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1355057},
      title = {Sherpas the Himalayas' conqueror / [electronic resource]  :},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      abstract = {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 Khumbu valley of the Himalayan mountains, the  eastern region of Nepal. Their origins were in Tibet where  they fled war and persecution nearly four hundred years  ago. They have adapted to the extreme cold, and an altitude  of 20,000 feet. As devout Buddhists, they regarded the  mountains as a holy domain for their gods and initially  were afraid of offending them by trespassing. However, the  lure of wages proved irresistible. Today a Sherpa guide can  earn $1200 for four months; the average Nepalese earns $175  annually.  This spectacularly shot film points out the  ironic juxtaposition of eastern and western values and  lifestyles.},
      recid = {1355057},
      pages = {1 online resource (45 min.).},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      year = {2001},
}