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unusual facts about Sherpa



Bus transport in the United Kingdom

In the 1980s, minibuses were developed from so-called, 'van-derived' minibus chassis, such as the Ford Transit and the Freight Rover Sherpa.

Claudine van der Straten-Ponthoz

She and the leader of the expedition, Mme Claude Kogan, and two Sherpa porters perished in an avalanche.

Dale Connelly

Among his notable creations were "The Sherpa from Intimida", "A Mighty Big Car", and Genway, "the supermarket for genetically engineered foods."

Dorothea Gravina

Claudine van der Straten-Ponthoz, and two Sherpa porters had perished in an avalanche at 23,000 feet.

João Vale de Almeida

He joined President Barroso in European Council Meetings and on overseas visits and acted as his personal representative (sherpa) for G8 and G20 summits as well as negotiations on the Treaty of Lisbon.

John Shoven

Famously referred to as "Professor Shloven" by Congressman Bill Thomas, Shoven is known to his friends as "The Sherpa."

Kami Sherpa

Sherpa was born in Solukhumbu district and resides in Kapan, Kathmandu.

Kazi Sherpa

Kazi's record was set on the South Col Route, without supplemental oxygen, without steroid drug assistance (Dexamethasone), and without Sherpa assistance or guide assistance.

Lael Brainard

As the U.S. Sherpa to the G8, she helped shape the 2000 G8 summit that, for the first time, included leaders of the poorest nations and laid the foundations for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

LDV Pilot

A first generation Sherpa van made an appearance in the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me which was driven by the villainous Jaws (Richard Kiel) on a journey through the Sahara Desert, with Bond (Roger Moore) and his partner Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach) hiding in the back in their quest to recover a microfilm crucial to their mission.

Mingma Sherpa

Mingma Sherpa (born 23 September 1980) is a Nepalese pop singer, born in Lukla, Nepal into the Sherpa family.

Peter Athans

He is best known for being, with Dave Hahn, William Crouse, and Ed Viesturs, one of only four non-Sherpa (as of May 18th, 2013) to summit Mount Everest seven times, and has been given the moniker "Mr. Everest".

Sherpa Aircraft Sherpa

The Sherpa Aircraft Sherpa is an American five-seat utility aircraft designed and built by Sherpa Aircraft Manufacturing Inc.

Sherpa people

Guinness World Records recognized her for being the first female Sherpa to summit Everest twice in one climbing season.

Short SB.4 Sherpa

Sherpa was designed by David Keith-Lucas as a research aircraft aimed primarily at assisting in the development of wings for faster, very high-altitude aircraft in general and the company's Preliminary Design (Short PD.1) in response to the U.K. V-Bomber requirement B35/46 in particular.

The Sherpa was subsequently donated to the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield, where it was flown until 1958, when an engine problem caused it to be grounded until replacement engines could be found.

Temba

Temba Tsheri, Sherpa from Nepal and youngest person to climb Mount Everest

Temba Tsheri

Temba Tsheri is a Sherpa from Dolkha, Nepal.

Wangdi

Tenzing Norgay, born Namgyal Wangdi, a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer


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