A lensman is inspired to document a traditional occupation still clinging stubbornly to life.
They really do look like supermen, carrying almost their body weight on their backs. And they mostly do it while walking paths that go sharply up and down mountainsides. These are the Sherpas of Nepal. Their load-carrying ability is so famous that the word “Sherpa”, which actually refers to one of the country’s ethnic groups, has come to mean “porter”.
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