Emmanuel Bonne, the French president's diplomatic adviser and sherpa, waits for Macron at the end of a sea trip off the Calanques, as part of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France September 3, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 51, a Nepali mountaineer, walks from a vehicle upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 25th time, creating a record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 51, a Nepali mountaineer, wearing face coverings is pictured upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 25th time, creating a record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 51, a Nepali mountaineer, is offered a ceremonial scarf by his wife Lakpa Jangmu Sherpa upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 25th time, creating a record for the most summits of the world?s highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

G20 Sherpa, Fahad al-Mubarak speaks during virtual news conference aired live at the media centre of the 15th annual G20 Leaders' Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 22, 2020. REUTERS/Nael Shyoukhi 

G20 Sherpa, Fahad al-Mubarak speaks during virtual news conference aired live at the media centre of the 15th annual G20 Leaders' Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 22, 2020. REUTERS/Nael Shyoukhi 

G20 Sherpa, Fahad al-Mubarak speaks during virtual news conference aired live at the media centre of the 15th annual G20 Leaders' Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 22, 2020. REUTERS/Nael Shyoukhi 

Women take part in a funeral procession of Ang Rita Sherpa also known as the ?snow leopard? for his climbing skills, who climbed Everest 10 times without the use of supplement oxygen, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Members of Armed Police Force provides national honor to Ang Rita Sherpa also known as the ?snow leopard? for his climbing skills, who climbed Everest 10 times without the use of supplement oxygen, during his funeral procession in Kathmandu, Nepal September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Family members and supporters take part in a funeral procession of Ang Rita Sherpa also known as the ?snow leopard? for his climbing skills, who climbed Everest 10 times without the use of supplement oxygen, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Body of Ang Rita Sherpa also known as the ?snow leopard? for his climbing skills, who climbed Everest 10 times without the use of supplement oxygen, is taken for cremation during his funeral procession in Kathmandu, Nepal September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Body of Ang Rita Sherpa also known as the ?snow leopard? for his climbing skills, who climbed Everest 10 times without the use of supplement oxygen, is taken for cremation during his funeral procession in Kathmandu, Nepal September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Buddhist monks wearing face masks offer prayer during the funeral procession of Ang Rita Sherpa, the first man to climb Mount Everest 10 times without the use of supplement oxygen, who was also known as the "snow leopard", in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Family members and supporters take part in a funeral procession of Ang Rita Sherpa also known as the “snow leopard” for his climbing skills, who climbed Everest 10 times without the use of supplement oxygen, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A family member offers a butter lamp near the body of Ang Rita Sherpa, also known as the ?snow leopard? for his climbing skills, who climbed Everest 10 times without the use of supplement oxygen, inside a Sherpa Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A family member places an offering near the body of Ang Rita Sherpa, also known as the “snow leopard” for his climbing skills, who climbed Everest 10 times without the use of supplement oxygen, inside a Sherpa Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A man pays his respects to the body of Ang Rita Sherpa, also known as the ?snow leopard? for his climbing skills, who climbed Everest 10 times without the use of supplement oxygen, inside a Sherpa Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Nepal's climbing guide Tashi Lakpa Sherpa poses for a picture at his home during the lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal May 25, 2020. Picture taken May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Nepal's climbing guide Tashi Lakpa Sherpa poses for a picture at his home during the lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal May 25, 2020. Picture taken May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Halung Dorchi Sherpa, Pasang Nurbu Sherpa, Ming Temba Sherpa and Tashi Lakpa Sherpa attend a news conference organised before heading to attempt the record for the winter Everest expedition in 5 days, in Kathmandu, Nepal February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Ming Temba Sherpa, Halung Dorchi Sherpa, Tashi Lakpa Sherpa and Pasang Nurbu Sherpa pose for a group photo ahead of the news conference organised before heading to attempt the record for the winter Everest expedition in 5 days, in Kathmandu, Nepal February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Halung Dorchi Sherpa, Pasang Nurbu Sherpa, Ming Temba Sherpa and Tashi Lakpa Sherpa attend a news conference organised before heading to attempt the record for the winter Everest expedition in 5 days, in Kathmandu, Nepal February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

The Sherpa vehicule by Arquus is pictured at the 21st Milipol Paris, the worldwide exhibition dedicated to homeland security, in Villepinte near Paris, France, November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier 

OECD Chief of Staff and Sherpa to the G20 Gabriela Ramos speaks during a panel on data and accountability at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson 

Minister for Information and Communication Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota along with the daughter of Edmund Hillary, Sarah Hillary offer garland to the statues of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first mountaineers to conquer Mount Everest in 1953, during the anniversary of their ascent as well as to mark the International Everest day in Kathmandu, Nepal May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Sherpa women in traditional attire pose for a picture during the anniversary of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa's ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 as well as to mark the International Everest day in Kathmandu, Nepal May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A man cleans the area near the statues of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first mountaineers to conquer Mount Everest in 1953, during the anniversary of their ascent as well as the International Everest day in Kathmandu, Nepal May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A man wearing a t-shirt that reads "Our Priority Clean Sagarmatha (Mount Everest in Nepali)" during the anniversary of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa's assent of Mount Everest in 1953 as well as to mark the International Everest day in Kathmandu, Nepal May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 49, a Nepali mountaineer, waves towards media personnel upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 24th time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 49, a Nepali mountaineer, performs a religious ritual upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 24th time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 49, a Nepali mountaineer, waves towards media personnel upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 24th time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 49, a Nepali mountaineer, waves towards media personnel upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 24th time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 49, a Nepali mountaineer waves towards media personnel upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for the 24th time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

An airline staff from Yeti Airlines reacts at the airport after a helicopter carrying seven people including the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari as well as Managing Director of Yeti Airlines Ang Tshiring Sherpa crashed in eastern Nepal due to bad weather, in Kathmandu, Nepal February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh meets with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) as his White House "sherpa," former U.S. Senator John Kyl (2ndL), and White House Counsel Don McGahn look on in Graham's Capitol Hill office in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis 

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh walks past his White House "sherpa," former U.S. Senator John Kyl, and White House Counsel Don McGahn at a meeting with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Chuck Grassley at the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis 

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh walks through photographers and past his White House "sherpa," former U.S. Senator John Kyl, and White House Counsel Don McGahn at a meeting with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Chuck Grassley at the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis 

Lhakpa Sherpa, 44, a Nepali mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest 9 times, receives Tenzing Ð Hillary Mountaineering Award during the function to mark the International Everest day in Kathmandu, Nepal May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, a Nepali mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest 22 times, receives Tenzing - Hillary Mountaineering Award during the function to mark the International Everest day in Kathmandu, Nepal May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Nepalese mountaineers pose for a picture along the statues of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first mountaineers to conquer Mount Everest in 1953, during the anniversary of their ascent as well as to mark the International Everest day in Kathmandu, Nepal May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, a Nepali mountaineer waves towards the media personnel upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for a 22nd time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, a Nepali mountaineer waves towards the media personnel upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for a 22nd time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, a Nepali mountaineer is offered a ceremonial scarf also called Khada upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for a 22nd time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain in Kathmandu, Nepal May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, a Nepali Mountaineer is offered a traditional Sherpa hat upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for a 22nd time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain in Kathmandu, Nepal May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, a Nepali Mountaineer waves towards the media personnel upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for a 22nd time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, a Nepali Mountaineer waves as he poses for a picture along with his wife and father upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for a 22nd time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain in Kathmandu, Nepal May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

People from the Sherpa community wait to welcome Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, a Nepali Mountaineer, after climbing Mount Everest for a 22nd time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain in Kathmandu, Nepal May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, a Nepali Mountaineer waves upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for a 22nd time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, a Nepali Mountaineer waves towards the media personnel upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for a 22nd time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, a Nepali Mountaineer waves towards the media personnel upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for a 22nd time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, a Nepali Mountaineer waves towards the media personnel upon his arrival after climbing Mount Everest for a 22nd time, creating a new record for the most summits of the worldÕs highest mountain, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, who is attempting a world record by climbing Mount Everest for the 22nd time this season, poses for a picture at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, who is attempting a world record by climbing Mount Everest for the 22nd time this season, speaks with his wife Lhakpa Jungmu Sherpa, 45, at their rented apartment in Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, who is attempting a world record by climbing Mount Everest for the 22nd time this season walks along the premises of Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, who is attempting a world record by climbing Mount Everest for the 22nd time this season, speaks on a phone as his wife Lhakpa Jungmu Sherpa, 45, listens at their rented apartment in Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Kami Rita Sherpa, 48, who is attempting a world record by climbing Mount Everest for the 22nd time this season, poses for a picture at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A Hotshots member from the U.S. Forest Department sets a back fire while battling the the so-called "Sherpa Fire", which has grown to over 1100 acres overnight, in the hills near Goleta, California, U.S. June 16, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo 

The so-called "Sherpa Fire" burns in the hills near Santa Barbara, California, U.S. June 16, 2016. Picture taken with a long exposure. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni 

The so-called "Sherpa Fire" burns in the hills near Santa Barbara, California, U.S. June 16, 2016. Picture taken with a long exposure. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni 

The so-called "Sherpa Fire" burns in the hills near Santa Barbara, California, U.S. June 16, 2016. Picture taken with a long exposure. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni