Five Sherpa siblings from Sangkhuwasabha today scaled the world’s fifth highest mountain, according to expedition organiser. Pemba Sherpa, Chairman at 8K Expeditions, said that four brothers and one sister from a family reached the summit point of Mount Makalu at around 8:00am. The Sherpa Siblings include Ang Dawa Sherpa, Muktu Lakpa Sherpa, Ngima Dorchi Sherpa, […]
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A small community of sherpas from Nepal now run locally favorite restaurants in Sonoma County. To say a certain smattering of Wine Country restaurateurs have climbed mountains to get to where they are today is the understatement of the century. In truth, a small group of immigrants quite literally have scaled some of the world’s
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The former Palms Grill, which closed in 2021, has been reborn under new ownership as Farmhouse Sonoma, the latest restaurant venture of Pemba Sherpa. The wait is over. The former Palms Grill on the corner of Verano Avenue and Sonoma Highway 12, which closed in 2021, has been reborn under new ownership as Farmhouse Sonoma,
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During his May 15 ascent, Pasang Tshering Sherpa waved the flag for Sonoma Grille, the popular Sonoma Plaza restaurant. While the temperature began to rise in Sonoma on May 15, Pasang Tshering Sherpa was braving the snow and cold as he summited Mount Everest. It was his second time to the top of the world,
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La Casa’s flag is sitting on top of the world, some 29,032 feet towering in the sky. At the peak of Everest, some 29,032 feet towering in the sky, sits a flag adorned with the logo for La Casa, one of Sonoma’s oldest Mexican restaurants. The unusual promotion was carried out by a Sherpa who
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The Sonoma community came together for a ‘Wine Country Dinner – Sherpa Family Benefit’ Thursday, May 14, at Ramekins. In the hopes of providing some financial relief to the survivors of the earthquake in Nepal, one-hundred percent of the proceeds will go to the Himalayan Sherpa Club Sonoma, a nonprofit formed by local Sherpa. Read
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A group of Sonoma Sherpas, some with guiding experience on Mt. Everest and at least 10 successful summits, are planning a fundraising effort to benefit the families of 16 Sherpa climbers killed in the April 18. Read More..
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At the end of July, Ang D Sherpa, the member of Himalayan Sherpa Club, flew back to his home in Nepal and embarked on a major adventure: summiting K2 alongside three of his brothers. Read More..
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