EPISODE · Aug 28, 2017 · 4 MIN
The Overlooked Heroes Who Lead Climbers Up Everest
from What's New · host WIRED
More than 600 people climb Mount Everest every year, and not one of them could do it without an army of Sherpas, porters, and others guiding them every step of the way. Steve Brown celebrates these people in The Business of Everest . Some have climbed the world's tallest mountain a dozen times, risking their lives with every trek and getting little credit for it. “All the people who are so famous for climbing Everest are white western climbers,” Brown says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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More than 600 people climb Mount Everest every year, and not one of them could do it without an army of Sherpas, porters, and others guiding them every step of the way. Steve Brown celebrates these people in The Business of Everest . Some have climbed the world's tallest mountain a dozen times, risking their lives with every trek and getting little credit for it. “All the people who are so famous for climbing Everest are white western climbers,” Brown says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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