Two Sherpa guides killed on Everest
A base camp at Mount Everest: the world's highest peak has claimed its fourth fatality this season (AFP Photo/Prakash MATHEMA)/ Two Sherpa guides working on Everest were confirmed dead Tuesday, bringing the death toll on the world's highest peak this spring climbing season to five. The two guides -- both ethnic Sherpas from the valleys that surround Everest -- were working on opposite sides of the mountain, which straddles the border between Nepal and Tibet. Experienced guide Damai Sarki Sherpa, 37, fell more than 60 metres into a crevasse ...
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