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  1. Member of a people in NE Nepal related to the
  2. Tibetans, and renowned for their
  3. mountaineering skill. They frequently work as
  4. support staff and guides for climbing
  5. expeditions. A Sherpa, Tensing Norgay, was
  6. one of the first two men to conquer Mount
  7. Everest.
  8.