Recently, we‘’ve heard so many people talking and dreaming about summiting Mount Everest. While many people are applauding the heroes who climbed to the top of the mountain, how many people know about the Sherpas who silently paved the way with their lives?
最近一周听过太多人说登顶珠峰的事了，我想有太多人为珠峰英雄鼓掌了，又有多少人知道，默默用生命在前方铺路的夏尔巴人？
-The Sherpa people, whose name in Tibetan means “people from the east,” live on both sides of the Himalayan Mountains, but primarily in Nepal, with a minority scattered throughout China, India, and Bhutan. Their language is Sherpa, but they also use Tibetan script.
夏尔巴人（Sherpa）藏语意为“来自东方的人”，散居在喜马拉雅山两侧，主要在尼泊尔，少数散居于中国、印度和不丹，语言为夏尔巴语，使用藏文。
#Who is Sherpa？
Nowadays, Sherpa has two meanings. One refers to the ethnic group, and the other specifically refers to the Sherpa people who work for mountaineering teams in high-altitude climbing in the Himalayan region.
如今，夏尔巴有两重含义，一重是这个民族，另一重就是特指在喜马拉雅山区高海拔攀登中为登山队工作的夏尔巴人。
In 1953, New Zealand climber Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay climbed Mount Everest, standing on top of the world for the first time in human history. Later, more and more climbers came to Nepal to climb Mount Everest and hired local people to transport supplies. They discovered that Sherpa people were not only very strong and polite but also very reliable. Since then, they have been willing to hire Sherpas as companions every time they climb Mount Everest. “I think that’s the moment when Sherpa people became Sherpas. It can be said that it was Mount Everest that made the world know about Sherpas.
1953年，新西兰登山者希拉里和夏尔巴人丹增·诺尔盖向珠峰进发，人类第一次站上世界之巅。后来越来越多的登山者来到尼泊尔境内的珠峰攀登，他们找了当地人帮忙运送物资，发现夏尔巴人不仅非常强壮、有礼貌，还十分靠谱，此后，每次到珠峰他们都愿意请夏尔巴人同行。“我想那就是夏尔巴人开始成为‘夏尔巴人’的时刻。可以说，是珠穆朗玛峰让世界认识了夏尔巴人。
Sherpas have unique physical qualities, amazing lung capacity, and have achieved three “mosts”: the most successful summit of Mount Everest, the most number of anaerobic ascents, and also the most number of casualties on the mountain. It can be said that without Sherpa people, there would be no climbing of Mount Everest.
夏尔巴人体格独特，肺活量惊人，创造了三个“最”，成功攀登珠峰人数最多，无氧登顶人数最多，登珠峰遇难人数也最多。可以说，没有夏尔巴人，就没有珠峰攀登。
Nowadays, many Sherpa people make a living by helping explorers and wealthy people fulfill their dreams of climbing Mount Everest. Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, with an altitude of 8,844.43 meters, is known as a sacred place in the hearts of countless people and the pursuit of many explorers. However, according to data, the ones constantly breaking records of reaching the summit of Mt. Everest are not explorers, but rather Sherpa people.
现在的夏尔巴人有相当一部分人靠帮助探险家和有钱人圆珠峰梦为生。珠穆朗玛峰，世界第一高峰，海拔8844.43米，无数人心中的圣地，众多探险家的执着。但从数据来看，不断刷新登顶珠峰记录的，并不是探险家，而是夏尔巴人。
The fastest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest was a Sherpa, taking only 8 hours and 10 minutes, while a professional climber needs three to four days for the same route. The person who has reached the summit of Mount Everest the most times is also a Sherpa, aged 52, who has summited 26 times.
登顶珠峰最快的是夏尔巴人，用时8小时10分钟。而一个专业的登山者，同样的线路，也需要三到四天。登顶珠峰次数最多的也是夏尔巴人，52岁，26次。
In the eyes of Sherpas, Mount Everest is not a challenge but rather a job. They are the true conquerors of Mount Everest. Understanding the climbing patterns and routes of commercial mountaineering teams can give more insight into the collaborative role of Sherpa people in them. Please look forward to the next story, which will focus on the collaborative role of Sherpas in commercial mountaineering teams!
珠峰在夏尔巴人眼中不是挑战，而是工作，他们是真正征服珠峰的人。了解商业登山队的攀登模式及路线后可能会更多些了解夏尔巴人在其中的协作作用。
下一篇推文请尽情关注夏尔巴人在商业登山队的攀登中的协作作用哦！
