» For other uses of the word Sherpa, see Sherpa (disambiguation). 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 500 years. A sherpa woman is known as a "sherpani". The term sherpa is also used to refer to local people, typically men, that are employed as guides for mountaineering expedi… (More on Shirpa)