The Sherpa (Tibetan:ཤར་པ། "eastern people", from shar "east" + pa "people") are an ethnic group from the most mountainous region of Nepal, high in the Himalayas. Sherpas migrated from eastern Tibet to Nepal within the last 300-400 years. The term Sherpa's also used to refer to local people, typically men, who're employed as guides for mountaineering expeditions in the Himalayas, particularly Mt. Everest. They're highly regarded as elite mountaineers and experts in… (More on Sherpa)