Norbu Tenzing Norgay

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Indian residents gather in the street following an earthquake, in Siliguri on April 25, 2015. A powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, causing massive damage in the capital Kathmandu with strong tremors felt across neighbouring countries. Witnesses and media reports said the quake tremors lasted between 30 seconds and two minutes and were felt across the across the border in India, including in the capital New Delhi. AFP PHOTO / Diptendu DUTTA

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Video: Thousands Currently Fleeing Kathmandu

More than 100,000 have already left the city

Norbu Tenzing Norgay

Published: Apr 29, 2015

A Sherpa gets paid about $32.50 an hour to carry heavy loads through the dangerous Khumbu Icefall.

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A Year After the Slide, Little Has Changed on Everest

High-altitude workers put everything on the line, hauling climbers’ gear up and down the mountain, and aren’t compensated fairly. Their lives are worth more.

Norbu Tenzing Norgay

Published: Apr 20, 2015

Norbu's father, Tenzing Norgay, with Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953. Norbu himself has spent time around Everest with Hillary, but this year, he says, the tragedy that killed 16 Sherpas has tinged the familiar place with sorrow and angst.

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Cloudy Days on Everest

Norbu Tenzing Norgay is deeply familiar with Mt. Everest—his father famously made the first summit with Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953. But alongside the beauty and adventure, there's real danger, especially for Sherpas. It's time to make a change.

Norbu Tenzing Norgay

Published: May 29, 2014