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E is for Everest: David Sharp & The Sherpa People
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Casey and Karen head east for this episode and talk about the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest. Casey breaks down the facts of the mountain and covers a more recent tragedy. Karen takes a long trek into all things Sherpa.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Casey's Sources:
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/mount-everest/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Everest
https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/tallest-mountain-world/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Mount_Everest_avalanches
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khumbu_Icefall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sharp_(mountaineer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-altitude_cerebral_edema
https://allthatsinteresting.com/david-sharp
Karen's Sources:
https://www.indigenousvoice.com/en/indigenous-peoples/16/sherpa.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48464030#:~:text=Descended%20from%20Tibetan%20heritage%2C%20the,those%20working%20as%20mountain%20guides
https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/sherpas-religion-and-printed-word
https://www.adventure-journal.com/2019/07/himalayas-women-sherpas-the-sherpani-have-their-own-stories-to-tell/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sherpa-people
https://www.osha.gov/data/commonstats
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26527888
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzing_Norgay#After_Everest
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1954/06/05/tenzing-of-everest
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/05/28/530204187/the-science-behind-the-super-abilities-of-sherpashttps://musamasala.com/losar-sherpa-nepal-new-year/
Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100563
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