Sherpa culture

Claims
1. Sherpas are spiritual "where in the buddhist tradition his friends brought meals to fed the corpse for three days
2. sherpas are tough "but there is an element of machismo in sherpa culture that makes many men extremely reluctant to acknowledge pain"
3. sherpas are sometimes overconfident in their skills "in 1995 a young sherpa had died on everest, Hall speculated that the accident may have occurred because the sherpa had been allowed to climb on the mountain without proper training."
Facts
1. Sherpas are an important part of climbing everest "without the support of our sherpas, none of us would have any chance of climbing the mountain"
2. sherpas dont work for much money "they (the sherpas) work for not very much money by western standards"
3. sherpas could be blacklisted if they openly acknowledge sickness or injuries "those who become sick and openly acknowledge it will often be blacklisted from future employment on expeditions