To go with NEPAL-MOUNTAINEERING-GENDER-EVEREST,FOCUS by Paavan MATHEMA
TOPSHOT - In this picture taken on February 12, 2019 Furdiki Sherpa (L) and Nima Doma Sherpa (R), the Nepali widows of mountaineers, prepare for their Everest expedition at a shop in Kathmandu. - For generations climbing has been firmly the realm of men among the legendary Sherpas of Nepal, tradition dictating women care for the home while their husbands conquer the Himalayan peaks. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP) / To go with NEPAL-MOUNTAINEERING-GENDER-EVEREST,FOCUS by Paavan MATHEMA