Everest Avalanche Calls Attention to the Lives of Sherpas Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A Sherpa porter rests whist carrying a heavy load up the Everest trail May 25, 2003 in the Solu Khumbu region, Nepal. ( Paula Bronstein/Getty Images / Getty ) Produced by Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC