With every passion there is some sort of risk involved. With climbing the worlds tallest peaks, that risk is the loss of life. Many pursue the mountains for personal reasons: Thrills, science, fame, but what about those who do it because it’s their only source of income. This is the case with many of the Sherpa native to the Himalaya region. The loss of Sherpa on in the mountains is one of the biggest risks going, what happens to their families after their passing? Grayson Schaffer from Outside Magazine takes a look inside this world in “Disposable Man”.

(Via Adventure Journal)